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Canada Flag Canada is a large country (the 2nd largest in the world in terms of area) located in North America. The country has coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean, but land borders only with the United States of America. There are actually two different and borders with the US: a long Southern border with the contiguous 48 states of the US, and a border in the Northwest with the American state of Alaska.

The population of Canada was around 33 million as of 2007, and growing fast. Some of this population growth was coming from natural growth, but the majority was due to immigration, because Canada has the highest per capita rate of immigration in the world.

Most of Canada's population live within 100 miles (161 kilometers) of the southern border with the US. Major population centers include the capital city Ottawa, and the country's largest city, Toronto, which has a population of around 2.5 million people living in the city, and a total of about 5.5 million living in the Toronto metropolitan area. Other major cities in Canada include Edmonton, Montréal, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

Map of Canada

Canada has a developed free market economy and one of the highest GDPs per capita in the world. The country is home to a large primary sector which includes mining, metal and oil extraction, and logging, important manufacturing exports, a world-leading wheat producer, and is a net exporter of energy. Canada is member of the G7, and has had a free trade agreement with the US since the late 1980s, which later led to the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) with US and Mexico in 1994.

There are many reasons to visit Canada. These include the exciting and multi-cultural cities, and outdoor activities such as golf, hiking, and skiing.

Canada Country Details


Country Name Canada
Political Status Country
Geographic Location North America
Flag Canada Flag
Principal Languages
  • English
  • French
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    Capital Ottawa
    Major Towns/Cities
  • Abbotsford
  • Acton Vale
  • Airdrie
  • Alma
  • Amos
  • Amqui
  • Armstrong
  • Asbestos
  • Bécancour
  • Baie-Comeau
  • Baie-Saint-Paul
  • Barrie
  • Bathurst
  • Beauceville
  • Bedford
  • Belleville
  • Beloeil
  • Berthierville
  • Blainville
  • Boisbriand
  • Bonaventure
  • Brampton
  • Brandon
  • Brantford
  • Brockville
  • Bromont
  • Brooks
  • Brossard
  • Burlington
  • Burnaby
  • Cabano
  • Calgary
  • Cambridge
  • Campbellton
  • Camrose
  • Candiac
  • Cap-Chat
  • Cap-Santé
  • Carignan
  • Castlegar
  • Château-Richer
  • Châteauguay
  • Chambly
  • Chandler
  • Charlemagne
  • Charlottetown
  • Chatham-Kent
  • Chibougamau
  • Chilliwack
  • Clarence-Rockland
  • Coaticook
  • Cold Lake
  • Colwood
  • Cookshire-Eaton
  • Coquitlam
  • Corner Brook
  • Cornwall
  • County of Brant
  • Courtenay
  • Cowansville
  • Cranbrook
  • Dégelis
  • Dartmouth
  • Dauphin
  • Daveluyville
  • Dawson Creek
  • Delson
  • Deux-Montagnes
  • Dieppe
  • Dolbeau-Mistassini
  • Donnacona
  • Drummondville
  • Dryden
  • Duncan
  • East Angus
  • Edmonton
  • Edmundston
  • Elliot Lake
  • Enderby
  • Estevan
  • Farnham
  • Fermont
  • Fernie
  • Flin Flon
  • Fort Saskatchewan
  • Fort St. John
  • Fredericton
  • Gaspé
  • Gatineau
  • Granby
  • Grand Forks
  • Grande Prairie
  • Greater Sudbury
  • Greenwood
  • Guelph
  • Halifax
  • Hamilton
  • Hudson
  • Humboldt
  • Huntingdon
  • Iqaluit
  • Joliette
  • Kamloops
  • Kawartha Lakes
  • Kelowna
  • Kenora
  • Kimberley
  • Kingsey Falls
  • Kingston
  • Kitchener
  • Lévis
  • L'Île-Perrot
  • L'Assomption
  • La Malbaie
  • La Pocatière
  • La Prairie
  • La Sarre
  • La Tuque
  • Lac-Brome
  • Lac-Mégantic
  • Lachute
  • Lambton Shores
  • Langley
  • Laval
  • Leduc
  • Lethbridge
  • Lloydminster
  • London
  • Longueuil
  • Lorraine
  • Louiseville
  • Métis-sur-Mer
  • Magog
  • Malartic
  • Maniwaki
  • Mascouche
  • Matagami
  • Matane
  • Medicine Hat
  • Melfort
  • Melville
  • Mercier
  • Merritt
  • Mirabel
  • Miramichi
  • Mississauga
  • Moncton
  • Mont-Joli
  • Mont-Laurier
  • Mont-Saint-Hilaire
  • Mont-Tremblant
  • Montmagny
  • Montréal
  • Moose Jaw
  • Mount Pearl
  • Murdochville
  • Nanaimo
  • Nelson
  • New Richmond
  • New Westminster
  • Niagara Falls
  • Nicolet
  • Norfolk County
  • Normandin
  • North Battleford
  • North Bay
  • North Vancouver
  • Orillia
  • Oshawa
  • Ottawa (Capital)
  • Otterburn Park
  • Owen Sound
  • Parksville
  • Paspébiac
  • Pembroke
  • Penticton
  • Percé
  • Peterborough
  • Pickering
  • Pincourt
  • Pohénégamook
  • Port Alberni
  • Port Colborne
  • Port Coquitlam
  • Port Moody
  • Portage la Prairie
  • Prévost
  • Prince Albert
  • Prince Edward County
  • Prince George
  • Prince Rupert
  • Québec
  • Quesnel
  • Quinte West
  • Red Deer
  • Regina
  • Repentigny
  • Revelstoke
  • Richmond
  • Rimouski
  • Rivière-du-Loup
  • Roberval
  • Rosemère
  • Rossland
  • Rouyn-Noranda
  • Saguenay
  • Saint John
  • Saint-Constant
  • Saint-Eustache
  • Saint-Georges
  • Saint-Hyacinthe
  • Saint-Jérôme
  • Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  • Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
  • Saint-Lazare
  • Saint-Lin-Laurentides
  • Saint-Ours
  • Saint-Raymond
  • Saint-Sauveur
  • Saint-Tite
  • Sainte-Adèle
  • Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
  • Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
  • Sainte-Catherine
  • Sainte-Julie
  • Sainte-Thérèse
  • Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
  • Salmon Arm
  • Sarnia
  • Saskatoon
  • Sault Ste. Marie
  • Schefferville
  • Scotstown
  • Selkirk
  • Senneterre
  • Sept-Îles
  • Shawinigan
  • Sherbrooke
  • Smithers
  • Sorel-Tracy
  • Spruce Grove
  • St. Albert
  • St. Catharines
  • St. John's
  • St. Thomas
  • Stanstead
  • Steinbach
  • Stratford
  • Summerside
  • Surrey
  • Swift Current
  • Sydney
  • Témiscaming
  • Temiskaming Shores
  • Terrace
  • Terrebonne
  • Thetford Mines
  • Thompson
  • Thorold
  • Thunder Bay
  • Thurso
  • Timmins
  • Toronto
  • Trail
  • Trois-Pistoles
  • Trois-Rivières
  • Val-d'Or
  • Valcourt
  • Vancouver
  • Varennes
  • Vaudreuil-Dorion
  • Vaughan
  • Vernon
  • Victoria
  • Victoriaville
  • Ville-Marie
  • Warwick
  • Waterloo
  • Waterville
  • Welland
  • Wetaskiwin
  • Weyburn
  • White Rock
  • Whitehorse
  • Williams Lake
  • Windsor
  • Winkler
  • Winnipeg
  • Woodstock
  • Yellowknife
  • Yorkton
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    • Edition: 16
    • Number of Pages: 352
    • Author: Fodor's Travel Guides
    • Publication Date: June 21st, 2022
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    Lonely Planet Canada (Travel Guide)
    By Brendan Sainsbury, Oliver Berry, Shawn Duthie, Carolyn B Heller, Adam Karlin, Craig McLachlan, Liza Prado & Phillip Tang

    Released: March 1st, 2022
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    • Format: Folded Map
    • Edition: 15
    • Number of Pages: 896
    • Authors: Brendan Sainsbury, Ray Bartlett, Oliver Berry, Gregor Clark, Shawn Duthie, Steve Fallon, Carolyn B Heller, Anna Kaminski, Adam Karlin, John Lee, Craig McLachlan, Korina Miller, Liza Prado, Regis St Louis, Phillip Tang
    • Publication Date: March 1st, 2022
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    DK Canada (Travel Guide)
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    • Edition: Updated
    • Number of Pages: 400
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    Montreal Canada Travel Guide: Updated for 2024! Discover the City like a local! From Deep Dives into Neighborhoods to All the Things You Have to See!
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    • Number of Pages: 337
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    DK Eyewitness Canada (Travel Guide)
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    Lonely Planet Atlantic Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island & Newfoundland & Labrador (Travel Guide)
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    • Number of Pages: 256
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    Lonely Planet Canada (Travel Guide)
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