Location: North America
Capital City: Ottawa
Population: 33 million
Government: A constitutional monarchy led by the British Queen. She rules with a Privy Council but her status is now symbolic rather than political. The legislature is bi-cameral and the courts administer justice in the Queen’s name.
Currency: Canadian Dollar
Main Language: English/French
Main Religions: 75% Christian
Other Facts
The boundary between the US and Canada is 5525 miles long making it the longest international border in the world.
Ice Hockey is Canada’s national game and the modern rules of the sport were developed there, but the game is thought to be at least 1000 years old.
Canada has the world’s most northerly permanent settlement. It is called ‘Alert’ and it is in Nunavut territory.
