Canada
which united in the July 1, 1867 - a member of the Association of Commonwealth, the Bolshevik State Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Queen of Britain. Bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean; and north-eastern Gulf of Bavin and Davis Strait, which spelled on Greenland. It is bounded from the Middle Atlantic; south United States; to the west Pacific and Alaska mandate of America. It is believed that the name "Canada" is derived from the word "Kanata", which means of the indigenous people of the country Alarroquoyan "village" or "community" or "place of the meeting." Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of area. It contains great natural sources of oil and natural gas, minerals and fish. It is also a significant manufacturer and member of the Group of Eight G8 adults.
Part of Canadian territory and most of the archipelago was within the polar region fossilized; rest of the country falls within the northern half of the northern temperate zone. As a consequence, the general climatic conditions ranging from extreme cold characteristic of the polar regions to the moderate temperatures of the more southern latitudes. The climate is characterized by regional diversity Canadian wide.
Canada rich in precious natural resources that are indispensable to the economy by commercially. The country has enormous areas of fertile lowland grassland in the provinces such as (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan). And on the borders of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River in southern Quebec and Ontario. Forests cover about 49% of the country is rich in Bhamlat commercially valuable timber. Commercial fishing in Canada due to the almost 500 years ago, and still the ocean, and inland lakes, rivers continue to support the industry. Canada's mining industry has a long history of exploration and development due to the pre-establishment of the Canadian federation in 1867. Canadian Shield contains mineral wealth but the important thing is that the country is also rich in reserves of crude oil and natural gas. System consists of lakes and rivers and mountainous topography to make a hydroelectrical permanent natural assets in Canada
Administrative divisions
Canada is divided into ten provinces
(Alberta, and British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Ascochea, and Ontario, and Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan)
The three provinces or regions
(North-West territories, the territory of Yukon, Nonvt created from the northern part of the occupied West, and came into existence in 1999 in).
Canada's major cities
Toronto, the capital of Ontario province, a port and industrial city (population 4,444700). Montreal, the capital of Quebec province, a port and a major shopping center (3,359000 populations); Vancouver capital of the province of British Columbia is an industrial centre and the centre is important for railroads, shipping, forest products (1891400). Ottawa one of the cities of Ontario is the political capital of Canada and the City of commercial and industrial (the structure of urban Ottawa, and Innibij (1030500) capital of the province of Manitoba, is a major market for wheat and rail crossroads (676700). Edmonton capital of the province of Alberta are important centre for agriculture and oil (891500). City Quebec capital of the province of Quebec and is a centre of tourism, shipping and manufacturing (697600).
Population
The population of Canada (31002.200) (Census 2001), boys (15348.800), the number of females (15653.400), the population density is about 3 persons per square kilometre. Three quarters Canada people almost live in a relatively narrow along the borders of America, while concentrated about 62% of the population in Quebec and Ontario. About 17% live in the provinces grassland Prairie Provinces such as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As live about 8% in the provinces located on the Atlantic Ocean, which includes Newfoundland and Labrador and the Maritime provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Ascochea, New Brunswick. 13% live in British Columbia. With scattered around 0.3% in each of the territory of Yukon and the Northwest territories, Nonvt
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