Canada, officially name is The Dominion of Canada. It is in the North America, and has the second biggest landmass after Russia. Canada is also the country which lies most to the north in the world. Canada is a federation consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Their national motto is: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (This is Latin, and means “from ocean to ocean”.

 

 

Some facts:

Capital: Ottawa

Largest city: Toronto

Official languages: English, French

Ethnic groups:

80% European (English, French, Scottish, Irish, German and other)

3,8% Aboriginal

16,2% Other

 

 

Some culture:

The national sport in Canada is Ice Hockey. This is what many people and countries combine with Canada. Canada is the leading ice hockey country, and had more that 1.65 million players in 2004. Canada's six largest metropolitan areas – Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton – have franchises in the National Hockey League (NHL), and there are more Canadian players in the league than from all other countries combined.