Canada Facts & Information

Location	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
Climate	Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain	Mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Population	32,805,041
Nationality	Canadian
Ethnic groups	British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%
Religions	Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%
Languages	English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%
Government Type	Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, and Federation
Capital	Ottawa
Currency	Canadian dollar (CAD)
Description of Flag	Two vertical bands of red, with white square between them and a red maple leaf is centered in the white square.
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