Facts+about+Canada



Canada · Canada is the world’s second largest country · Canada’s national anthem is ‘ Oh Canada’ · The capital is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario · Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories, each with its own capital city · Canada maintains 38 national parks, which cover about 2% of the country's landmass. Banff, located on the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, is the oldest · There are some two million lakes in Canada, covering about 7.6% of the Canadian landmass · The Canadian dollar is divided into 100 cents · As of the summer of 1996, Canada's population was over 30 million · The population now is 33311400 · Canada's most popular sports include swimming, ice hockey, cross-country and alpine skiing, baseball, tennis, basketball and golf. Ice hockey and lacrosse are Canada's national sports.