Canada
Canada
Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area, which is about 10 million sq
km. It extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and
northwarsd into the Arctic ocean. Canada shares land borders with the USA to the south and
north-west.
The population of Canada is about 33,3 million and the capital is Ottawa. 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.