Canadae
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| Naitional motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Laitin) From Sea to Sea (Inglis) Frae Sea tae Sea |
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 Location o Canadae |
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| Offeecial leid | Inglis, French | ||||
| Caipital | Ottawa | ||||
| Lairgest ceety | Toronto | ||||
| Govrenment Heid o State - Prime Meenister - |
Parliamentary democracy and Federal constitutional monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Stephen Harper |
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| Area | 9,984,670 km² (3,854,085 sq mi) |
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| Population | 2006 census: 31,612,897 2008 estimate: 33,181,500 |
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| Siller | Canadian dollar ($) (CAD) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-3.5 to UTC-8 (Simmer: UTC-2.5 to UTC-7) |
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| Naitional anthem | O Canada | ||||
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| Internet TLD | .ca | ||||
| Cawin code | +1 | ||||
Canadae is a kintra in North Americae, the northrenmaist in the warld, an the mucklest kintra gaun bi area efter Roushae. It mairches the Unitit States an its watters eiks northart intil the Arctic Ocean tae the Nor' Powl.
Canadae is a federation o ten provinces an three territories. It wis first shapit bi the Breetish North America Act o 1867 an cried the "Dominion o Canadae". It is a pairlamentary representative democracy an is a constitutional monarchy wi Queen Elizabeth II as heid o state.
Canada's offeicial leids is Inglis an French.The French is spak feckly in Quebec (o Québec in French). Its offeicial estimate o indwallers for Julie 2005 is 32.2 million fowk [1].
[edit] Provinces and territories
- Main airticle: Provinces and territories of Canada
Canadae is a federation composed o ten provinces an three territories;
Provinces:
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saeskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Quebec
- Ontariae
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories:
Provinces hae more autonomy than territories. Each hae its ain provincial o territorial symbols.
The provinces are responsible for maist o Canadae's social programs (sic as health care, eddication, an welfar an thegether collect mair revenue than the federal govrenment, an almaist unique structuir amang federations in the Yird. Uisin its spendin powers, the federal govrenment can stert national policies in provincial airts, sic as the Canada Health Act; the provinces can opt oot o these but rarelie dae sae in practice. Equalization payments are made bi the federal govrenment tae ensure that reasonablie uniform standards o services and taxation are kept atween the richer and puirer provinces. Template:Clearleft
