加拿大简介(英文版)

Physical Geography
Provinces and territories
Canada is a federation composed of ten provinces and three territories. Provinces have more autonomy than territories, having responsibility for social programs such as health care, education, and welfare. Together, the provinces collect more revenue than the federal government, an almost unique structure among federations in the world. Using its spending powers, the federal government can initiate national policies in provincial areas, such as the Canada Health Act; the provinces can opt out of these, but rarely do so in practice. Equalization payments are made by the federal government to ensure that reasonably uniform standards of services and taxation are kept between the richer and poorer provinces.
Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in the Province of Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, located on the north bank of the Ottawa River; together they form the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa is also home to major arts and sciences facilties including the Ottawa National Museum of Civilization, The Science and interesting Tech Museum, The National Gallery of Canada, The National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
Background Coat of arms of Canada ( 加拿大国徽)
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Helm supporters Shield（盾） Ribbon Motto compartment
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Background Canadian national symbol: Marple leaf
Physical Geography
Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America, sharing the land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and the US state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9.9 million square kilometres. By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia(俄罗斯). By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth .
The maple leaf has served as a symbol celebrating the nature and environment of what is now Canada since the 18th century
Canadian national symbol: beaver(海狸)
Physical Geography Provinces and territories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland & Labrador Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Provincial administrative club Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Toronto Quebec City Fredericton Halifax Charlottetown St. John's Whitehorse Yellowknife Iqaluit
Physical Geography
A clickable map of Canada exhibiting its ten provinces and three territories, and their capitals.
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Cold Capital ---- Ottawa(渥太华）
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Physical Geography
A satellite composite image of Canada. Boreal 北方forests prevail on the rocky Canadian Shield, while ice and tundra冻原 are prominent突出 in the Arctic. Glaciers are visible in the Canadian Rockies and Coast Mountains. The flat and fertile prairies facilitate agriculture. The Great Lakes feed the St. Lawrence River in the southeast, where lowlands host much of Canada's population.
Beautiful country to travel and explore
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Background Canada is a immigration country, every year there are about 150000 from more than 150 countries immigration is sworn in as a citizen of Canada. The real Canadian is native residents, also called the natives, they in the first before the arrival of immigrants has been in Canada live for thousands of years The official languages of Canada is English and French, speak English and French immigration in Canada have lived together for more than 300 years. In Canada, 98% of the people speak English or French, or at the same time can speak English of the two languages. . Canada has rich natural resources, forest coverage rate 44% of the total land area, lakes 8% of the total land area, mineral varieties ranked first in the world. The Canadian government pay great attention to the relationship between economic development and the environment, do not advocate to damage the cost of the environment for economic development.
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National Archives（档案 ）
Name Capital Largest province Largest city
Canada Ottawa Quebec Toronto
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National anthem(国歌) national animal Currency
official sports
English and French
O Canada beaver( 海狸) Canadian dollar ($) (CAD )
lacrosse（长曲棍球） and hockey（ 冰球）
Background National Flag of Canada
The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and (French for "the one-leafed"), is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag. Designed by George F. G. Stanley, John Matheson
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After the early European explorers realized that Canada was not the spice-rich Orient, the main mercantile attraction was the beaver, then a population numbering in the millions. In the late 1600s and early 1700s, the fashion of the day demanded fur top-hats, which needed beaver pelts. As these hats became more popular, the demand for the pelts grew. Explorers were dispatched deep into the North American ☆ wilderness to trap and trade for furs with local natives.