A Mari Usque Ad Mare ("From Sea to Sea") | |||||||
Anthem | "O Canada" | ||||||
Capital | Edmonton | ||||||
Largest city | Calgary | ||||||
Language official |
English | ||||||
others | French | ||||||
Religion main |
Protestantism | ||||||
others | Roman Catholic | ||||||
Demonym | Canadian | ||||||
Government | Constitutional Semi-Presidentialist Republic | ||||||
Legislature | Edmonton Assembly (House of the Representatives, Senate) | ||||||
President of Canada | Peter Van Loan | ||||||
Party: | Conservative | ||||||
Prime Minister | Marjory LeBreton | ||||||
Independence | from Great Britain | ||||||
declared | November 10, 1960 | ||||||
recognized | November 10, 1960 | ||||||
Currency | Canadian Pound | ||||||
Organizations | United Nations, Former British Colonies Commonwealth |
Canada is a nation in North America, and one of the Cold War affected countries.
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