Local Name:Canada |
Captial:Ottawa |
Continent:North America |
Major Cities:Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver (Metropolitan area), Calgary (City proper) |
Government |
Constitutional Form:Constitutional monarchy |
Head of State:Ceremonial |
Basis of Executive:Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
Head of State:Queen Elizabeth II Governor General David Johnston |
Head of Government:Prime Minister Stephen Harper |
Area |
Area Rank: 2 |
Total Area: 9,984,670 km2(3,855,100 sqmi) |
Land: 9,093,507 km2(3,511,023 sqmi) |
Water: 891,163 km2(344,080 sqmi) |
Water in Percent: 8.93% |
Population |
Population Rank: 35 |
Population: 33,476,688 |
Date: 10-May-11 |
World Population: 0.48% |
Source : Census result |
Languages:English, French, Indigenous |
Currency |
Currency: Canadian dollar |
Currency Sign: $ |
Currency ISO Code: CAD |
Fractional Unit: Cent |
Number to Basic: 100 |
Time Zone |
Number of Time Zones: 6 |
Time Zone: UTC−08:00 (PST) — larger western part of British Columbia, Tungsten and the associated Cantung Mine in Northwest Territories, Yukon UTC−07:00 (MST) — Alberta, some eastern parts of British Columbia, most of Northwest Territories, Nunavut (west of 102°W and all communities in the Kitikmeot Region), Lloydminster and surrounding area in Saskatchewan UTC−06:00 (CST) — Manitoba, Nunavut (between 85° West and 102°W except western Southampton Island), Ontario (Northwestern Ontario west of 90°W with some exceptions and Big Trout Lake area east of 90°W), Saskatchewan except Lloydminster UTC−05:00 (EST) — Nunavut east of 85°W and entire Southampton Island, Ontario east of 90°W (except Big Trout Lake area) plus several more western areas, Quebec (most of province) UTC−04:00 (AST) — Labrador (all but southeastern tip), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, eastern part of Quebec UTC−03:30 (NST) — Labrador (southeastern), Newfoundland |
International Codes |
ISD Code: +1 |
ISO Code A2: CA |
ISO Code A3: CAN |
ISO Number: 124 |
Coordinates |
Latitude: 60 |
Longitude: -95 |
Information: Canada News |
Drive on:Right side |