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    Canada

    Canada
    ● Canada is a North
    American country,
    with almost 10 million
    square kilometres
    the second largest
    country in the world.
    ● It constists of ten
    provinces and three
    territories.
    Canada
    ● Canada lies in the
    northern part of the
    North American
    continent, between
    the continental USA
    and Alaska.
    ● It is surrounded by
    the Atlantic, Pacific
    and Arctic Oceans.
    The Flag
    ● The flag, called the ● A white square in a
    Maple Leaf, was red field with an
    adopted in 1965. eleven-pointed
    maple leaf.
    Political system
    ● Canada is a
    constitutional
    monarchy, in practice a
    parliamentary
    democracy.
    ● The official head of
    state is the British
    queen, represented by
    the governor general.
    Political system
    ● The Canadian
    Parliament resides in
    Ottawa, the capital
    city.
    ● It consists of the
    House of Commons
    and the Senate.
    Population
    ● The country has
    about 35 million
    inhabitants, most of
    them of Canadian
    origin, but the
    immigration rate is
    very high.
    ● About four per cent
    of population are
    aboriginal, the Innuit
    and other nations.
    Geography
    ● The highest
    Canadian mountain
    is Mount Logan in
    Yukon with about
    6,000 metres above
    sea level.
    ● The lowest point is
    the Atlantic Ocean.
    Geography
    ● The longest river is
    the Mackenzie river
    with 4,241
    kilometres.
    ● Other important
    rivers are the Yukon
    River and the Saint
    Lawrence River.
    Economy
    ● The most important ● Major exported
    products are wheat, goods are motor
    beef cattle, cod, vehicles, wood and
    lobster, salmon, wheat.
    motor vehicles, wood ● Major imported
    and petroleum. goods are
    ● The typical Canadian computers,
    product is maple electronics and
    syrup. scientific equipment.
    Cities
    ● The most populous
    Canadian city is
    Toronto, the
    provincial capital of
    Ontario, with 2,6
    million inhabitants.
    ● The CN Tower is a
    553m high
    communications and
    observation tower.
    Cities
    ● Other big cities are
    Montreal, Vancouver,
    Ottawa and Calgary.
    ● Montreal is the
    largest city in the
    French-speaking
    province of Quebec.
    Wildlife
    ● Canada is home to
    many wildlife
    species, for example
    the moose, the
    caribou, the grizzly
    bear, the beaver and
    many others.
    Sport
    ● Canadian national
    sport is ice-hockey.
    ● Other winter sports
    are popular, too, for
    example curling.
    ● One Summer
    Olympics and two
    Winter Olympics were
    held in Canada.
    Odkazy:
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    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Canada.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Political_map_of_Canada.png
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Canada.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Canada.svg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_II_greets_NASA_GSFC_employees,_May_8,_2007_edit.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Parliament.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D061-innuit_-_L1-Ch2.png
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Logan.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mackenzie_River_and_Mackenzie_Bay.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EPA_Toronto_Skyline.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foundtain-Old-Montreal.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moose.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1954_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships_Canada_vs_Soviet.jpg
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Team_Canada_at_2010_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony_2.jpg

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