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Canada
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Canada
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Canada - Canada
Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America. Extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, Canada shares land borders with the ► United States to the south and to the northwest. To the east of Canada lies ► Greenland and to the south east ► Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is located. Further to the east lie the ► Azores. Canada is federal constitutional monarchy, with its capital Ottawa in Ontario. It consists of ten individual provinces and three territories.
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Canada
Le Canada, deuxième pays du monde par sa superficie, occupe la majeure partie de l'Amérique du Nord. Il s'étend d'est en ouest de l'océan Atlantique à l'océan Pacifique et vers le nord jusqu'à l'océan Arctique. Le Canada partage deux frontières avec les États-Unis au sud et au nord-ouest (Alaska). Le Canada est un federation constituée de dix provinces et de trois territoires. Ottawa est la capital fédérale du pays.
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Short name
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Canada
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Official name
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Canada
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Status
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Independent country since 1867
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Location
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North America
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Capital
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Ottawa
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Population
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37,971,020 inhabitants
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Area
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9,984,670 square kilometres (3,855,100 sq mi)
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Major languages
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English and French (both official)
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Major religions
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Roman Catholicism and Protestantism
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More information
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Canada, Geography of Canada, History of Canada and Politics of Canada
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More images
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Canada - Canada (Category).
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General maps
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Map of Canada Carte anglophone du Canada
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Same map in French Carte du Canada
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Another map of the subdivisions of Canada Une autre carte des subdivisions du Canada
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Map of Canada Carte du Canada
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Topographic map of Canada Carte topographique du Canada
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Maps of divisions
This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.
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The provinces, territories, and capitals of Canada
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Provinces and territories of Canada Provinces et territoires du Canada
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Same map in French Carte administrative du Canada
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History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Canada, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Canada.
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Map showing Scandinavian settlement in the eighth (dark red), ninth (red), tenth (orange) and eleventh (yellow) centuries. Areas denoted in green are those affected by frequent viking incursions but with little or no Scandinavian settlement. Carte montrant la colonisation viking au Canada
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Arctic cultures 800-1500 Cultures arctiques
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Central Canada as part of the French colonial empire Canada central comme une partie de l'Empire colonial français
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Canada as part of the British colonial empire Canada comme une partie de l'Empire britannique
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Oregon border dispute
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Images
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1867: Dominion of Canada formed
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1870: Most of British North America joins, Manitoba formed
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1871: British Columbia joins
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1873: Prince Edward Island joins
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1875: Ontario expanded
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1880: British Artic Islands join
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1881: Manitoba expanded
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1886: District of Keewatin adjusted
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1889: Ontario expanded
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1895: District of Keewatin expanded
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1898: Yukon Territory formed, Quebec expanded
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1901: Yukon Territory adjusted
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1905: Alberta and Saskatchewan formed
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1912: Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario expanded
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1949: Newfoundland joins
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1999: Nunavut formed
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2001: Newfoundland renamed
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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Il designo del discoperto della Nova Franza by Paolo Forlani, ca. 1566 – One of the first maps of North America to note the Canada's name ("pro.") (top right)
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The East Coast of North America in 1702
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Map of Canada in 1914
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Legal maps
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Status of same sex marriage before nationwide legalization
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Other maps
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National parks
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Major Roads
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Rivers
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Railroads
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Geological map
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Countries that house a Canadian High Commission or embassy.
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Satellite maps
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Satellite map of Canada
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Notes and references
General remarks:
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
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