Brief Introduction Capital: Ottawa Area: total: sq km National Tree : Maple The important Festival: National day: July 1 Population: 3227.05 Language: English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%. Currency: CAD

Canada

Geography

Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US .

Administrative divisions

10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory* .

Economy – overview

As an affluent, high-tech industrial society, Canada today closely resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Culture and media

Newspaper:

Canadian Legal News, Hill Times, the, Mennonite-Brethren Herald, National Post, Anglican Journal, Canada Free Press, Canadian Jewish News, Sanjh Savera.

Broadcast: Canada FM, CBC, Radio Canada

TV Stations:Canadian Television, CBC , CBC Newsworld , CTV News

The place of interest

Banff