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Canada

 

Continent - North America

Region - Canada

Size - 9,984,670 km²

Geography - Mostly flat plains, mountains in west, lowlands in south-east

Language - English & French

Religion - 42%  Roman Catholic, 23% Protestant, 16% None, 12% Other, 4% Muslim

Monetary Unit - Canadian dollar

Natural Resources - iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas

Agriculture - wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish

Industry - transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Neighbouring Countries - United States

Population - 33,390,141 (2007 estimate)

Population Growth Rate - 0.87%

Average Life Expectancy - 80.3

Capital City - Ottawa (population 875,000)

Largest City - Toronto (population 2,503,281)

Highest Mountain - Logan (5,959 m)

Longest River - Mackenzie (4241km)

Climate - South - temperate - warm summers 12°C to 24°C and cold winters - -16°C to 3°C,  North - sub-arctic to arctic - cool summers - 1°C to 18°C  and very cold winters -32°C to -12°C

Yearly Rainfall -  South -85cm (approx), North -  40cm (approx)

 

Plant Life - South - pine, hemlock, maple, birch, fir, aspen, beech, grasses. North - conifer, short grasses, mosses, low bushes

Animal Life - South and central - deer, black bear, opossum, grey and red squirrels, otter, beaver, skunk, moose, caribou, lynx, wolf, marten, beaver, porcupine, rabbit, mice, chipmunk. North - musk ox, reindeer, polar bear, caribou, fox, arctic hare, lemming

Bird Life - South and central - bluebird, red-winged blackbird, robin, wood thrush, woodpecker, oriole, bobolink, crow, hawk, bittern, heron, black duck, loon, owl, pigeon, swift, crow. North - snowy owl, ptarmigan, snow bunting, arctic tern

Aquatic Life - walrus, seals, whales

 

 

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