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Geographic location: North America

Second greatest size in the world

East: Pacific Ocean ; North: Arctic Region ; East: Atlantic Ocian South: United States - 6,000 km border and the Great Lakes (the 5 largest lakes of fresh water in the world)

Surface: 9,970,610 km2
Capital: Ottawa - 1,06 millions (Province Ontario)
Population: 31,612,897 (2006)
Official Languages: French and English
10 provinces and 3 territories
Climate: varies respectively to each area
Time zone: GMT -3h30 (T-N), -4, -5, -6, -7, -8

Canada's geography offers a surprising diversity : from abundant vegetation along the West Coast of British Columbia, to permanently frozen icey areas in the North at 70 parallel and endless prairies, mountains, lakes, and rivers; forests in the South, tundra in the North, boreal forest.

More than 80 % of the Canadian population lives in the 200 km large strip along the US border, taking advantage of four seasons with temperatures varying between 35 C in summer and -30 C in winter.

National Parks

Canada maintains 38 national parks covering a space of approximately 2 % of its territory. The Banff Park (Alberta - East of the Rockies) is the oldest since 1996; and still 1,000 national parks and almost 50 territorial parks, see the parks map

Provinces:

1. British Columbia (Victoria)

2. Alberta (Edmonton)

3. Saskatchewan (Regina)

4. Manitoba (Winnipeg)

5. Ontario (Toronto)

6. Québec (Québec)

7. New Brunswick (Fredericton)

8. Nova Scotia (Halifax)

9. Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown)

10. Newfoundland (St. John's)

Territories: