AlbertaRose.org: About Canada

Canada is a massive land and the second largest country on the planet. It is geographically and politically separated into (10) provinces and (3) territories, each with an individual capital city.

Canada's climate is very diverse, raging from hot summers in the 100's (113° F [45° C] - Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada - July 5, 1937), and the coldest of colds in the winter, 63° below Zero Fahrenheit (-52.777° Celcius) (Snag, Yukon, Lowest temperature ever recorded - February 3, 1947).

Stretching across 6 Time Zones, Canada is home to vast mountain ranges, over two million lakes and dozens of important rivers.

Canada has 39 national parks, over 1,000 provincial parks and nearly 50 territorial parks.

From its vast wilderness areas and frontier towns, to the Great Lakes and the modern cities of the south, Canada presents one of the most unique destinations on the planet.

It's a proud, independent land that still maintains the flavor and style of its long associations with the cultures of England and France.

Statistics according to World Atlas:

LAND AREA: 9,220,970 sq km (3,560,217 sq miles). - 2nd largest in the world (1st: Russia)
OFFICIAL NAME: Canada
POPULATION: 31,720,240
CAPITAL CITY: Ottawa (852,100)
CITY POPULATIONS: (largest) here
HIGHEST POINT: Mount Logan, Yukon: 5,959 metres (19,551 ft)
CANADA/U.S. BORDER: 3,987 miles (6,415 km)
LANGUAGES: English (official), French (official)
OFFICIAL CURRENCY: Canadian Dollar

Flags of Canada
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Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick
Newfoundland & Labrador	Nova Scotia	Nunavut Territory	North West Territories
Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory

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