Location: northern half of North America
Population: 32.8 million
Size: 9, 984, 670 sq km of land
Size ranking: Second-largest in the world
Major cities: Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; Vancouver, BC; Ottawa and the National Capital Region, ON
Concentration: 77 percent of Canadians live in cities and towns, most within 200 km (125 mi) of the U.S. border.
Time zones: Six
Government: Independent sovereign democracy and federal state
Official languages: English and French
Currency: Canadian dollar
Population: 32.8 million
Size: 9, 984, 670 sq km of land
Size ranking: Second-largest in the world
Major cities: Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; Vancouver, BC; Ottawa and the National Capital Region, ON
Concentration: 77 percent of Canadians live in cities and towns, most within 200 km (125 mi) of the U.S. border.
Time zones: Six
Government: Independent sovereign democracy and federal state
Official languages: English and French
Currency: Canadian dollar
