Canada is the second largest country of the world. Canada is situated in the northern part of the North-American continent. Canada is washed by the Pacific Ocean and by the Atlantic Ocean. It borders the USA. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. Each province has its own government.
Formally, the head of the country is the Queen or the King of Great Britain.
The largest mountain chain of the country is the Rocky Mountains. Canada is the country of lakes. There are five Great lakes between Canada and the USA and others, for example: Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake and Lake Winnipeg. Canada also has large rivers: the Mackenzie, the Yukon, the St. Lawrence River.
The Niagara Falls on the Niagara River are one of the most splendid sights in the world. The population of the country is about 29 million people.
People of different nationalities live in Canada. There are two official languages of the country: English and French.
The climate is different in different regions of the country. The capital of the country is Ottawa. Other large important cities of Canada are Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Hamilton, Winnipeg and Quebec.
Canada is rich in mineral recourses, such as oil, natural gas and others.
Machine-building, ship-building, paper-making and fishing industries are highly developed. There is a very large hydro-electric station at the Niagara Falls.
Canada produces wheat, vegetables and meat.
There are a lot of interesting places in Canada, for example, theatres, libraries, buildings and national parks.
