Canada — A World of Cultures

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Canada is a North American country stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. Major cities include massive Toronto, west coast film centre Vancouver, French-speaking Montréal and Québec City, and capital city Ottawa. Canada's vast swaths of wilderness include lake-filled Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. It's also home to Niagara Falls, a famous group of massive waterfalls.

Languages: English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups: Canadians 21.6%, English 14.1%, French 10.6%, Scottish 10.1%,Irish 9.3%, German 6.8%, Italian 3.1%, Chinese 2.9%, Native American 2.7%, Ukrainian 2.6%

Belief Systems: Christian 67.3%, no religion 23.9%, other 8.1%

Population: 35.3 million people (World Rank: 39th) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 10.1 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 229th) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 0.92 %/yr (World Rank: 136th) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 81.5 years (World Rank: 16th) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 39.7 years (World Rank: 26th) (2010 estimate)

Sites for More Information:

Map of Canada
Worldatlas.com

Country Profile for Canada
United Nations

Canada
Wikipedia.org

Canada - General Information
Encyclopedia.com

Culture and Tourism:

Tourism Canada
All about Canada as a tourism destination

Niagara Falls
Collection of three waterfalls at the Canada-U.S. border

Toronto
Canada's most populated city

Toronto
Maritime provinces holding beautiful scenery and impressive tides

National Aboriginal Day
Events celebrating the contributions of the Aboriginal people of Canada

Churchill
See the wildlife in Churchill and view the northern lights