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| | + | |Capital |
| | + | |[[Ottawa]] |
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| | + | |Government |
| | + | |[[Parliamentary Democracy]]/[[Federal]] [[Constitutional monarchy]] |
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| | + | |Monarch |
| | + | |[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] |
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| | + | |Official Languages |
| | + | |[[English]] and [[French]] |
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| | + | |Governor General |
| | + | |Her Excellency the Right Honourable [[Michaëlle Jean]] |
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| | + | |Prime Minister |
| | + | |The Right Honourable [[Stephen Harper]] |
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| | + | |Area |
| | |3,854,085 sq mi<br>9,984,670 km<sup>2</sup> | | |3,854,085 sq mi<br>9,984,670 km<sup>2</sup> |
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| | '''Canada''' is the largest country in [[North America]], and the second largest in the world behind [[Russia]]. It also has the longest coastline of any nation. Canada borders the [[United States]] to the south and northwest. Canada's motto "A Mari usque ad Mare" (From sea to sea) is based on biblical scripture: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth (Psalm 72:8)".<ref>[http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/arm2_e.cfm The Arms of Canada- Description]</ref> | | '''Canada''' is the largest country in [[North America]], and the second largest in the world behind [[Russia]]. It also has the longest coastline of any nation. Canada borders the [[United States]] to the south and northwest. Canada's motto "A Mari usque ad Mare" (From sea to sea) is based on biblical scripture: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth (Psalm 72:8)".<ref>[http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/arm2_e.cfm The Arms of Canada- Description]</ref> |
| | ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| − | The name Canada comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word "kanata", meaning "village" or "settlement". In 1535, two Huron youths directed [[Jacques Cartier]] to "kanata", their village. The village they referred to was Stadacona, the future site of Quebec City.<ref name=""""CanadianUS95Encylopedia">[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0001216""" The Canadian Encyclopedia]</ref> By 1545, European books and maps began referring to this region as Canada. | + | The name Canada comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word "kanata", meaning "village" or "settlement". In 1535, two Huron youths directed [[Jacques Cartier]] to "kanata", their village. The village they referred to was Stadacona, the future site of Quebec City.<ref name="Canadian_Encylopedia">[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0001216 The Canadian Encyclopedia]</ref> By 1545, European books and maps began referring to this region as Canada. |
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| | The name ''Dominion of Canada'' was adopted during Confederation in 1867, and kept until the Constitution Act of 1982, when "Canada" became the only legal name. | | The name ''Dominion of Canada'' was adopted during Confederation in 1867, and kept until the Constitution Act of 1982, when "Canada" became the only legal name. |