Some Facts About Canada

Location:

Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the United States

Continent:

North America

Area:

total:  9,976,140 sq km land:  9,220,970 sq km water:  755,170 sq km

Religions:

Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%

Languages:

English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%

Government :

Confederation with parliamentary democracy

Capital:

Ottawa

National Holiday

Independence Day/Canada Day, 1 July (1867)

Constitution:

17 April 1982 (Constitution Act); Originally, the machinery of the government was set up in the British North America Act of 1867; Charter of Rights and unwritten Customs

International organization participation:

ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, APEC, ARF (dialogue partner), AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CCC, CDB (non-regional), CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECLAC, ESA (cooperating state), FAO, G- 7, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURCA, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNTAET, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC