A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin) ("From Sea to Sea") | |||||||
Anthem | "Maple Leaf Forever" | ||||||
Capital | Ottawa | ||||||
Largest city | Toronto | ||||||
Language official |
English and French | ||||||
others | Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, Cree, Dëne Sųłiné, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun, Slavey and Tłįchǫ Yatiì | ||||||
Demonym | Canadian | ||||||
Government | Federation, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy | ||||||
Monarch | HM Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||
Governor General | Michaëlle Jean | ||||||
Prime Minister | Stephen Harper | ||||||
Area main |
11,702,524 km² | ||||||
water (%) | 9.64 | ||||||
Population | 34,965,000 | ||||||
Established | July 1, 1867 | ||||||
Independence | from United Kingdom | ||||||
declared | December 11, 1931 | ||||||
recognized | April 17, 1982 | ||||||
Currency | Canadian Dollar ($) (CAD) | ||||||
Time Zone | (UTC−3.5 to −10) | ||||||
summer | (UTC−2.5 to −9) | ||||||
Calling Code | +1 | ||||||
Internet TLD | .ca | ||||||
Organizations | NATO, United Nations |
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Dominion of Canada (A Southron World)
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