CANADA

Ottawa is Canada's capital

Where's Canada in the world?

• Canada is located in the north of North America.
• On the East is the Atlantic Ocean, on the West is the North Pacific, on the North is the arctic and on the South is America.

A great body of water in Canada is Hudson Bay, which has Belcher Islands in the center.

Canada's main language is english, but areas like Quebec stick to the traditional french of Canada, causing trouble with the rest of the country.

Canada's flag prominently features the iconic maple leaf in their official colors (red and white).

The population of Canada recorded in July was 35,099,836

Canada's currency

• "Officially" called the Canadian dollar.
• Also called a buck, loonie, or a huard.
• Every loonie is equal to $.76 USD

Canada's climate ranges from sub-arctic to arctic. (It's cold)

The main religion of Canada is Catholic, at a 40.6%

Canada's government is a parliamentary democracy, federation, and a constitutional monarchy.

Canada's current prime minister is Stephen Harper

Famous people from Canada

• Jim Carrey
• Michael J Fox
• Ryan Gosling
• Avril Lavigne
• Justin Beiber

Some of the major natural products of Canada is natural gasses, chemicals, and minerals.

Canadian slang

• "Eh?" or, "Don't you agree?"
• "Van" this is short for "Vancouver" so basically this will be used to tell directions.
• "Kerfuffle" an awkward or uncomfortable situation.

5 fun facts?!

• Canada has the worlds largest coastline.
• Canada has been invaded twice by the U.S.
• Canada holds the record for most gold medals in the winter olympics.
• Canada has 6 time zones.
• Winnie the Pooh was inspired by a bear from Canada.

Questions!

• Who is the current prime minister of Canada?
• Name 2 Canadian celebrities.
• Name one Canadian slang word and what it means.
• What is the capital?
• Whats Canada's official language?

SOURCES

• www.cia.gov
• xe.com
• imbd.com