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Canada is the second largest country in the world. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean with the Artic Ocean to the north and the United States to the south. Canada has provinces, ten of them and three territories. About 77% of the population lives in towns and cities and the two main languages are English and French. French is spoken by about six million of the population and over a million people in Canada are Aboriginal. Canada has nearly one quarter of all the fresh water in the world and forests cover almost half of the country.

Canada offers many opportunities from jobs to recreation, tourism and natural beauty. Canada has the largest coastline in the world making for amazing boating, cottage and swimming type of activities. Forests, plants, animals and fish are some of Canada's renewable resources and there are many different types of farms in Canada:
grain farms, vegetable farms, fruit orchards, livestock and dairy farms. There are 42 national parks in Canada and these parks were created to protect the forests, plants and wildlife. Canada has laws to protect the wild animals and plants that are endangered so hunting, mining and logging are not allowed in parks. Canada exports motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum.

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Population: over 32 million
Capital City: Ottawa, Ontario
Largest cities: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver
Square Miles: 3.9 million
Per Capita Income: $38200
Did You Know?

That the national animal id the Beaver?

That there are six time zones in Canada?

That there are 42 national parks in Canada?

That the native people of Canada invented the game of lacrosse?