CANADA

Canada is a vast country , second largest country of the world after Russia . It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and to the Arctic Ocean in the North . Canada Covers most of the northern part of North America and its geography is very diverse . Canada’s area is about 10 million square kilometers and its population is 31 000 000. Its capital is Ottowa and other main cities are Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Almost 75 % of canadians lives within 300 kilometer of the USA border, because the climate is softer in the South . 89 % of Canada is almost unhabited.
Its official languages are English and French , but many other languages are spoken too. Like Italian, Chinese , German , Polish, Ukrainian, Dutch and Creek. There are also many native languages such as Algonquian. Most of the canadian ’s speak English (67 %), but French is very largely spoken too (26 % of the canadians).
Canada is based on recognizing the cultural diversity of different nations living in Canada. All the communities living on the country are encouraged to remember their origins and hold their own ethnic events and national festivals. Cultural diversity makes Canada even more interesting . There are many native peoples throughout Canadalike the Crees, Mohawks, Iroquis and Sioux. In the north of the Country, the Inuit (Eskimos) now have a selfgoverning homeland called Nunavut (meaning “our land ”). It is over two million sq km and is inhabited by 17,500 Inuits. Canada is one of the most tolerant societies in the world. For example only 13 % of canadians say that they would object their children marrying someone from another race (compared with 32 % in the USA).
Canada’s political structure is independent constitutional monarhcy. And head of state is Elizabeth II, who is also the Queen of Great Britain . From 1759 to 1931 Canada was a part of