About Canada
Square: 10 ml.km
Population: 34,4 mln.people
Capital: Ottava
Form of government: constitutional monarchy
Territory composition: 10 provinces, 3 territories
Official language: English, French
Religion: Christianity
Currency: Canadian dollar
Territory composition: 10 provinces, 3 territories
Canada is washed by the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans and has the longest coastline in the world. It shares borders with the United States of America in the south and northwest (Alaska), also has maritime borders with Denmark (Greenland) in the northeast and France (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) in the east. The border between Canada and the United States is the longest common border in the world.
On average, the inhabitants of Canada account for 9% of the world's fresh water supply. The main component is rivers and lakes, which occupy a fifth of the entire country. A dense river and lake network is located, as a rule, on the plains and the Cordilleras. Major rivers are the St. Lawrence River, Niagara.
Canada is a federal state with ten provinces and three territories. Its parliamentary system is based on strong democratic traditions. Most of the legislative practice comes from the British Parliament. But the Canadian parliament has many differences from the British prototype. Party discipline is stricter in Canada than in the United Kingdom. Many votes are not considered to be votes of confidence in the government, which diminishes the role of deputies who do not sit on the Council (or Cabinet) of Ministers.
Culture of Canada
The cultural heritage of Canada is an incredible mixture of a huge number of national traditions and beliefs of the people who inhabit it. Here and the culture of the native Indians, and the culture of French and English settlers, the culture of Arab and Asian immigrants, Celtic culture and many others.
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