It's cold here, eh?
- In 2012 the population of Canada was around 35 million.
- The capital city of Canada is Ottawa.
- Major cities include Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.
- The 2 main languages spoken in Canada are English and French.
- Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area (Russia is the largest).
- Canada is made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
- Canada features the longest coastline in the world, stretching 202080 kilometres (125570 miles).
- Canada shares the longest land border in the world with the United States, totaling 8891 kilometres (5525 miles).
- The name Canada comes from the word ‘kanata’ which means ‘settlement’ or ‘village’ in the language of the indigenous St Lawrence Iroquoians.
- Canada has over 30000 lakes.
- Winters can be very cold in Canada with temperatures dropping below −40 °C (−40 °F) in some parts of the country.
- Canada is rich in resources such as zinc, nickel, lead and gold.
- The most popular sport in Canada is ice hockey.
- Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, Vancouver the 2010 Winter Olympics and Montreal the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- The maple leaf is a Canadian symbol and features prominently on the national flag.
Check out this fun video compilation of home videos shot in Canada:
Click here to listen to a Canadian accent.