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Country in North America
Capital: Ottawa
Largest cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
Population: 38,526,760; density: 4.2/km²
Borders: United States of America (8,891 km long border is the world’s longest bi-national land border)
Seas: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Area: 9,984,670 km² (world’s second-largest country) (water 11,76%)
Highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean, Sea Level
Longest river: Mackenzie River (4,241 km)
Largest lake: Great Bear Lake (31,153 km²)
Climate: temperate, or humid continental to subarctic or arctic in north, and tundra in mountainous areas, and the far north
Terrain: mostly plains and mountains in west, to highlands (low mountains) in the south east, and east, to flatlands in the Great lakes
Natural resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Natural hazards: permafrost, cyclonic storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires
Official language: English, French
Religion: 67.2% Christianity, 23.9% no religion, 3.2% Islam, 1.5% Hindus, 1.4% Sikhs, 1.1% Buddhists, 1.0% Jews.
Government: federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
National day: Canada Day (Festa della Repubblica) – 1 July (1867), flag day: 14 February
Currency: Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Time zone: UTC−3.5 to −8, summer (DST): UTC−2.5 to −7
Calling code: +1
ISO 3166 code: CAN
Internet TLD: .ca
Driving side: right
Electricity: 120V supply voltage and 60Hz, plug types: A and B