1. Canada

2. SITUATION
• Canada is located in
the northernmost part
of North America.
• Canada shares land
borders with the United
States to the south and
Alaska to the
northwest, stretching
from the Atlantic Ocean
in the east to the
Pacific Ocean in the
west; to the north lies
the Arctic Ocean.

3. GOVERNMENT
• Canada is a constitutional
monarchy, and it is a member
of the Commonwealth.
• Canada’s queen is Elisabeth II
of the United Kingdom, that
who acts as a symbolic or
ceremonial executive.
• In the first image we can see
the governor general of
Canada, Michaëlle Jean.
• In the second picture we can
see the Canadian Prime
Minister, Stephen Harper.

4. CAPITAL CITY
• Here, there is a
picture of the capital
city of Canada,
Ottawa. It is located
at the Ottawa River
valley, in the province
of Ontario.
• But the lagest city of
Canada it isn’t
Ottawa, it is Toronto.

5. EXTENSION & INHABITANTS
• Canada is the second
largest country in the
world. It covers
9,984,670 square
kilometers.
• Canada has
33.331.389
inhabitants and its
density is 4hab./km2.

6. CURRENCY
• The currency of Canada is the Canadian
Dollar, which was adopted in 1858.
• Approximately one Canadian Dollar (CAD) is
1.48 €.

7. FAMOUS MONUMENTS
• The Steam Clock in
Vancouver. A steam
clock is a clock which is
fully or partially
powered by a steam
engine.
• The City Hall of
Toronto. Is one of the
most distinctive
landmarks of the city,
designed by the Finnish
architect Viljo Revell
and opened in 1965.

8. FAMOUS MONUMENTS II
• The parliment of
Canada. Is the federal
legislative branch of
Canada, formed by
the Canadian
monarch, the Senate
and the House of
Commons.
• Saint Joseph’s
Oratory is the largest
church in Montreal.

9. IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN
HISTORY
• Canada has hosted
several international
sporting events,
including the 1976
Summer Olympics in
Montreal and the 1988
Winter Olympics in
Calgary.
• Is also expected to hold
the 2010 Olympic
Winter Games in
Vancouver.

10. CANADA IS FAMOUS FOR ...
• Canada is famous for
inventing the ice
hockey, which is the
national sport in the
country. It was
invented based on the
Field Hockey.

11. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
59.30%
90.00%
23%
60%
Speakers
English
(native)
English
(know)
French
(native)
French
(know)
• The official languages of
Canada are english and
french.
• In this graph we can see
that the most spoken
native language in
Canada is English
(59,3%), followed by
French (23%).
• Also, we can see that the
language that most
Canadians know is
English (90%), but not
French (60%).

12. IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF
CANADA
• Abril Lavigne (singer)
• Jim Carrey (actor)
• Pamela Anderson
(top model)

13. IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF
CANADA II
• Sandford Fleming
(inventor)
• Glenn Gould (music)
• Andrew Brunette
(sportsman)

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