Canada Travel Guide
Canada, provinces, territories-population 32.4 million est. 2006 is a country occupying the northern portion of
North America, and is the world's second largest country in total area.Land borders are shared with the United States to the south and with Alaska to the northwest. Territorial water boundaries are shared with the United States, Greenland to the northeast, and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (an overseas community of France) to the southeast. Inhabited for at least ten millennia by aboriginal peoples, Canada was founded as a union of British colonies, some of which had earlier been French colonies. A federal dominion of ten provinces with three territories, Canada peacefully obtained its sovereignty in a process beginning in 1867 from its last colonial possessor, the United Kingdom. Today, it is governed as a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Head of state is its monarch, who is represented by the Governor General. The head of government is the Prime Minister. Canada defines itself as a bilingual and multicultural nation. Both English and French are official language. Home of the Toronto "Maple Leafs" with many theatres, galleries and museums, rich with cultural heritage from past and present.
Ottawa, Capital City, sits on the border between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.It has the highest concentration of museums of any region in the country. Here you’ll also find the longest network of recreational pathways of any North American city. Montreal, located on the island of St. Lawrence River.
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