CANADA
GEOGRAPHY Canada is a
country, consisting of ten provinces and three territories, in the northern part of the continent of North America.
It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres in total, making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest by land area.
Official languages English and French
Capital Ottawa Largest city
Toronto Government
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Monarch Elizabeth II
Population 35,851,774(2015 estimate, 37th)
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces which form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax.
Nova Scotia—it means New Scotland—but you will discover many cultures here. Strong Celtic and Acadian heritages create your opportunity to tap along with bagpipers, drummers, and fiddlers. Dive into military history at the Halifax Citadel National Hisoric Site or Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site.
Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, as well as several much smaller island. It is one of the three Maritime Province and is the smallest province in both land area and population. It is the only province of Canada to have no land boundary.
Capital Charlottetown
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime province and is the only province constitutionally bilingual.
It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British Colony of Nova Scotia in 1784.
Fredericton is the capital, Moncton is the largest metropolitan area and Saint John is the most populous city.
BY MART HERBERT
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