Welcome to Canada the second-largest country on earth and land of Niagara Falls, Ice Hockey and Maple Syrup.
Geo Facts:
Canada located in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.
North: Arctic Ocean
Northwest: Greenland
West: Atlantic Ocean
East: Pacific Ocean
South: United States
National Fact:
Prime Minister of Canada:
Justin Trudeau served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and has been the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
Capital: Ottawa
Did you know that Ottawa is the second coldest capital in the world after Moscow?
Population: 37.59 million (2019)
About 90% of Canada’s population is concentrated within 160 kilometres (100 miles) of the Canada/US border.
Currency: Dollar
Did you know that we Canadians call the one-dollar coin loonie and the 2 dollars toonie?
Official language: French and English
more than 200 languages were reported as a mother tongue of Canadians according to the 2011 Census of Population.
Official Flower: Cronus canadensis or Creeping dogwood is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family, native to eastern Asia, the northern United States, Colorado, New Mexico, Canada and Greenland.
Official Food: Poutine
Poutine is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with brown gravy. It emerged in Quebec, Canada, in the late 1950s in the Centre-du-Québec region, though its origins are uncertain and there are several competing claims of having invented the dish.
Official Animal: Beaver
The beaver was recognized as a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada on March 24, 1975
National Flag :
Did you know that Canada only got its own flag 100 years after it became a country – on February 15, 1965?
National Sport: Hockey and lacrosse
Hockey is the winter sport whereas lacrosse is the summer sport.
Fun Fact:
1- Did you know that the baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
2- Basketball was invented by Canadian, Dr. James Naismith who in 1891 defined 13 rules of the game while teaching at a local YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.
3- Canada has hosted the Olympic Games three times;
1976 in Montreal, 1988 in Calgary and 2010 in Vancouver.
4- About 85-90% of all maple syrup produced in Canada comes from Quebec, or about 70% of the world’s supply, depending on the year.
5- Mount Logan in Yukon is Canada’s tallest mountain. It is 5,995 metres high (19,551 ft) and can be found in Kluane National Park and Reserve.
6- Canada is home to 15 million cattle, 9 million of which live on the Prairies.
7- British Columbia’s Della Falls is the highest waterfall in Canada, with an astonishing 440-meter (that’s 1,440 feet) drop
8- Canada is the Most Educated Country in the World.
More than 50% of the population has a post-secondary education.
9- Largest source of fresh water in the world With its millions of lakes and rivers, it’s not really surprising that Canada has earned this title.
10- The longest place name in Canada is for a lake in Manitoba with 31 letters. Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake
The name is Cree for “where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks.”
Dinosaurs in Canada:
There are over 37 Dinosaurs found in Canada some of them:
Acrocanthosaurus. Acrocantho-saurus, Albertaceratops, Albertosaurus, Anchiceratops, Ankylosaurus, Arrhinoceratops, Brachylophosaurus. Brachylopho-saurus, Centrosaurus.
Resources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_cuisine
https://www.mustdocanada.com/interesting-facts-about-canada/
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-314-x/98-314-x2011001-eng.cfm
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/country/canada/gallery.html