Canada
The first
inhabitants of Canada were native Indian peoples, primarily the Inuits. Starting from the late
15th century both British and French expeditions explored and later settled the Atlantic coast.
French ceded nearly all of its colonies in North-America in 1763 after the Seven Years War.
Canada is a parlamentary democracy and a constitutional Monarch with Queen Elizabeth the
Second as a head of state. The federal comprises ten provinces and three territoties. Canada is
a bilingueal and multicultural country. Both English and French are official languages at
federal level.
Canadas economy is heavily reliant upon its abuntant natural resources and upon trade with
the USA. Canada is one of the world`s wealthiest nations with a high per capita income. It is a
free market economy with much less government intervention than European nations. Canada
is one of the few developed countries that is a net exporter of energy. Canada has deposits of
natural gas and oil