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Canada is the world's second-largest country by land mass. It occupies most of northern North America; stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and to the northwest (Alaska). | |||
The nation was born in 1867 through the union of several the British North American Colonies. | |||
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. | |||
== [[Federal Government]] == | == [[Federal Government]] == | ||
The Canadian Head of State is the [[Governor General]] and the head of government is the [[Prime Minister]]. | |||
== The Provinces== | == The Provinces== | ||
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* [[Northwest Territories]] | * [[Northwest Territories]] | ||
* [[Yukon]] | * [[Yukon]] | ||
== [[Canadian History]] == | |||
=== A Brief History === | |||
Revision as of 21:27, 14 August 2006
Canada is the world's second-largest country by land mass. It occupies most of northern North America; stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and to the northwest (Alaska).
The nation was born in 1867 through the union of several the British North American Colonies.
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
Federal Government
The Canadian Head of State is the Governor General and the head of government is the Prime Minister.
The Provinces
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- New Brunswick
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Nunavut
- Northwest Territories
- Yukon
