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CANADA 
Geography
- Capital - Ottawa. Location - Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean. Canada is the second largest country in the world, smaller only to Russia. Territory - 3.9 million sq. mi.
Major and popular cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax.
Major and popular cities - Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Victoria.
Government - Canada is a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada as head of state, and a parliamentary democracy with a federal system of parliamentary government and strong democratic traditions.
Administrative divisions - Canada is composed of ten provinces and three territories. The provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The three territories are the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon Territory. The provinces have a large degree of autonomy from the federal government, the territories somewhat less. Each has its own provincial or territorial symbols.
northern portion of North America. It shares land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and with the US state of Alaska to the northwest, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.
Average summer high temperatures across Canada range depending on the location. On the east and west coast average high temperatures are generally in the low 68 to 74 °F, while between the coasts the average summer high temperature range between 78 to 86 °F with occasional extreme heat in some interior locations exceeding 104 °F.
Economy - Canada is one of the world's wealthiest nations with a high per capita income, a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Group of Eight (G8). Canada is a free market economy with slightly more government intervention than the United States, but much less than most European nations. In the past century, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban.
Demographics - The population is currently estimated by statistics Canada to be 32.623 million people. Canada is an ethnically diverse nation. The largest ethnic group is "Canadian" (39.4%), followed by English (20.2%), French (15.8%), Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, Ukrainian and First Nations.
Canada is well known as an attractive Ski destination for winter travel. World class ski resorts in British Columbia receive plenty of snow and offer breath taking scenery in places like Whistler and Sun Peaks. Resort properties in Sun Peaks and Whistler offer great vacation getaways and excellent investment opportunities. Whistler is the location of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics.
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