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Capital: Ottawa

Area: 9984670 square kilometers

Population: 33.09 million (2007)

Ethnic groups: immigrants and multi-ethnic countries. The residents of Britain and France account for 86% of the total population, and most of them come from European countries. Indians, Inuit, mites. China people account for 3.5%.

Language: The official languages are English and French.

Currency: Canadian dollar

National Geographic

Canada lies in the north of North America. It borders the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, Alaska in the northwest, the United States in the south and the Arctic Ocean in the north. It is about 5,000 kilometers wide from east to west and more than 4,000 kilometers wide from north to south. The land area accounts for about 6.7% of the total area of the world, ranking second in the world. The national landform is high in the west and low in the east. In the Rocky Mountains along the western Pacific coast, there are many peaks above 4000 meters above sea level, and the highest peak, Logan Peak, is 595 1 meter above sea level. In the middle is the great plain. Canada is rich in minerals. The output of asbestos, nickel and zinc ranks first in the world; The output of gypsum, potash fertilizer and sulfur ranks second in the world; There is the largest hydrocarbon mine in the world. It is one of the largest mining countries in the world. Canada is rich in forest resources, ranking third in the world. It accounts for about 44% of the total area of the country. The main rivers are Mackenzie River, yukon river River and St. Lawrence River. The Mackenzie River is the longest, with a total length of 424 1km. Famous lakes include Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Winnipeg Lake and four of the Great Lakes at the junction of the United States and Canada. It is one of the countries with the most lakes in the world. Two fifths of the country is near the North Pole, and the winter is long and cold. Some areas belong to continental temperate coniferous forest climate. The northern part has a cold tundra climate, and the temperature is above 0℃ only in two or three months of the year. Arctic islands, cold all year round.

The origin of Canadian names

In Hindi, it means "hut". /kloc-Cartier, a French explorer in the 6th century, came to Canada and asked the chief of Iroquois tribe about the place names. The Secretary said "Canada". Cartier thinks it means the whole country, but the chief says there is only shack.

Tulip City: Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada. National political, economic, cultural and transportation center. Located at the junction of southeastern Ontario and Quebec, across the Ottawa River. It is one of the coldest capitals in the world, and the average temperature in June is-1 1℃. The south bank of the river belongs to Ottawa, Ontario, and the north bank belongs to Hull, Quebec. The urban areas on both sides of the river are connected together. Constitute the capital. The city is green in spring. Colorful tulip flowers can be seen everywhere on the lawn. So Ottawa is also called Tulip City. Ottawa is also an important city for national cultural and scientific research. Besides the top universities such as the University of Ottawa and Cupidon University, there are numerous academies of science and research centers. There is a canal skating rink in the city, which is the longest skating rink in the world, with a total length of 7.8 kilometers. This canal is an ideal place for tourists to row boats in summer and a vast world for ice athletes to gallop freely in winter. Ottawa has developed rapidly in recent years, and the streets in the city are neat and like chessboards.

Quebec city

An important city and port in eastern Canada, one of the most important ports in North America, located at the confluence of the St. Lawrence River and the St. Charles River. It is the most European city in America. There are many places of interest. There are ancient castles, provincial parliament building, governor's garden, Louis Chaudhry's residence, fortress museum, history museum, and many ancient Catholic churches and monasteries.

Canada's National Television Tower

Built in 1976. This tower is 553 meters high and is the tallest building in the world. Standing on the observation platform of the tower top space. You can have a bird's eye view of Lake Ontario and Toronto.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is located in North America and is one of the three famous waterfalls in the world. Niagara river on the Canadian-American border reaches the cliff south of Lake Ontario. The river suddenly fell vertically from a cliff more than 50 meters high. Forming a rare natural wonder in the world-a giant waterfall. Before niagara river fell into the waterfall, luna Island and Goat Island stood out in the river. Like two pillars, they divide the river into three waterfalls. Its first and second strands lie between the United States and Goat Island, and then split in two from luna Island. The stream near the east is very wide and is called American Waterfall. A stream near Goat Island, whose flow surface is only110 of the American Waterfall, is called "Bride" Waterfall. The third river is between the United States and Canada. Because of its curved surface, it is called horseshoe waterfall. Now it's called Canada Falls. Three waterfalls make up Niagara Falls, and nine times out of ten the huge water in niagara river flows to Canadian waterfalls, so. The great waterfalls in Canada are the most spectacular. The width of the three waterfalls is1160m. Due to the abundant and stable water resources, the maximum flow of rivers is 6700 cubic meters per second.

Inuit

Canada has the largest Inuit population in the world. Inuit means "sincere person". Is the oldest resident in Canada. Inuit people have long been called "Eskimos", and the word "Eskimo" has a derogatory meaning, which means "raw meat eater" in Indian language. It is generally believed that Inuit are a tribe of Indians. But it is usually listed as an independent country. Canadian Inuit are mainly distributed in northwest China and Nunavut.