| 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 |