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Region: North America

Capital: Ottawa

Population: 36,387,360

Area Total: 9,976,140

Area Land: 9,220,970

Climate: Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Montreal 3,268,513 2020
Ottawa 812,129 2020
Toronto 4,612,191 2020
Vancouver 1,837,969 2020

Other Key Data
Region: North America
Population: 36,387,360
Area Total: 9,976,140km2
Area Land: 9,220,970km2
Coast Line: 243,791km
Capital: Ottawa
Climate: Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north.
Languages: English (official)
French (official)
Currency: 1 Canadian dollar (Can$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Canada Day is 1 July (1867), Victoria Day is the 2nd to last Monday in May


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 12.10°F
July: °C / 62.30°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 34.5"


Boundaries
United States 8,893 km


Ethnic Divisions
British Isles origin 28.00%
Mixed Backround 26.00%
French Origin 23.00%
Other European 15.00%
Other, mostly Asian 6.00%
Indigenous tribes, Inuit 2.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 42.00%
Protestant 40.00%
Other 18.00%

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