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Canada

1. Canada consists of the entire North America continent except Alaska. Its total area of 3,849,674 square miles makes it the second largest country in the world. In the south it borders on the USA. Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories. Canada has a strategic global location between the United States and Europe. For this reason many international commercial air flights track across Canada.




2. Almost 90 per cent of Canada has subarctic and arctic climatic conditions. Summer temperatures in some areas are high, but winters are extremely cold. Winter in Canada usually lasts from seven to eleven months. There are many lakes in Canada. The biggest of them are the Great Lakes which are on the US-Canada border.

3. The total population of Canada is over 24 million people. The most densely populated areas are in the south on the US border. More than three-fourths of Canada’s population lives in urban centres. People in Canada speak two official languages both English and French, but there are many words of Indian and Eskimo.

4. The capital of Canada is Ottawa. It is situated on the Ottawa River. Ottawa was founded in 1613. Other large cities are Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Vancouver. Despite its small population Canada is a great industrial nation with a highly developed agriculture. Canada is a world leader in the production of nickel, asbestos and other minerals.

5. The principle form of transport in Canada is railway because it can supply all-weather transportation over great distances. But the well populated sections of country have many roads and highways.



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What is the name of the biggest lakes in Canada?