Canadae

Canadae
Canada

Banner Airms
Naitional motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Laitin) From Sea to Sea (Inglis) Frae Sea tae Sea
Location o Canadae
Offeecial leid	Inglis, French
Caipital	Ottawa
Lairgest ceety	Toronto
Govrenment Heid o State - Prime Meenister -	Pairliamentary democracy an Federal Constitutional Monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Stephen Harper
Area	9,984,670 km² (3,854,085 sq mi)
Population	2006 census: 31,612,897 fowk 2008 estimate: 33,181,500 fowk
Foondin	July 1, 1867
Siller	Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Time zone	UTC-3.5 to UTC-8 (Simmer: UTC-2.5 to UTC-7)
Naitional anthem	O Canada
Naitional flouer
Patron saunt
Internet TLD	.ca
Cawin code	+1

Canadae is a kintra in North Americae, ane of the northrenmaist in the warld, an the mucklest kintra gaun bi area efter Roushie. 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 (or Québec in French). Its offeicial estimate o indwallers for 2013 is 35,158,300

Provinces an territories

Main articles: Provinces an territories o Canadaean Canadian federalism

A geopolitical map o Canadae, exhibitin its ten provinces an three territories

Canadae is a federation composed o ten provinces an three territories;
Provinces:

• Breetish Columbie
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Quebec
• Ontario
• New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland an Labrador

Territories:

• Yukon
• Northwast Territories
• Nunavut

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. Equalisation 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.