| Canada | |
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| Flag | Coat of Arms |
| Anthem: O Canada Royal Anthem: God Save The Queen! | |
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| Capital Largest city |
Ottawa Toronto |
| Official languages | English, French |
| Government - Monarch - Prime Minister |
Constitutional Monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Chris Marshall |
| Establishment - British North America Acts - Statute of Westminster - Canada Act |
July 1, 1867 December 11, 1931 17 April 1950 |
| Area - Total |
10,026,629 km2 3,861,433 sq mi |
| Population - 2010 census |
44,592,607 |
| GDP - Total - Per capita |
2006 estimate $2.53 trillion $45570 |
| Gini | 34 (medium) |
| HDI | 0.888 (high) |
| Currency | Canadian Dollar (CAD)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) |
UTC−3.5 to −8 (UTC−2.5 to −7) |
| Internet TLD | .ca |
| Calling code | +1 |
List of post-war Canadian Prime Ministers[]
| Name | Party | Term | Riding | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal Party | 23 October 1935 - 15 November 1948 | Prince Albert, SK (to 1945) Glengarry, ON (from 1945) |
Canada's war leader |
| Louis St. Laurent | Liberal Party | 15 November 1948 - 21 June 1957 | Québec-Est, QC | Invited King George VI to reign in Canada |
| John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative Party | 21 June 1957 - 20 April 1968 | Prince Albert, SK | Initiated Canadian participation in the Vietnam War |
| Pierre Trudeau | Liberal Party | 20 April 1968 - 8 July 1974 | Mont-Royal, QC | Opened direct Canada-EEC relations |
| Robert Stanfield | Progressive Conservative Party | 8 July 1974 - 4 June 1979 | Georgetown, NS | First Falklands War |
| Pierre Trudeau | Liberal Party | 4 June 1979 - 29 June 1984 | Mont-Royal, QC | Fourth non-consecutive Premiership in Canadian history, lost in a landslide |
| Brian Mulroney | Progressive Conservative Party | 29 June 1984 - 2 June 1997 | Manicouagan, QC (to 1988) Charlevoix, QC (from 1988) |
Second Falklands War |
| Kim Campbell | Progressive Conservative Party | 2 June 1997 - 27 November 2000 | Vancouver Centre, BC | Only female Prime Minister of Canada |
| Jean Chrétien | Liberal Party | 27 November 2000 - 11 December 2003 | Saint-Maurice, QC | Creation of Nunavut territory |
| Paul Martin | Liberal Party | 11 December 2003 - 5 February 2006 | LaSalle—Émard, QC | Rejection of US Anti-Missile Agreement |
| Chris Marshall | Conservative Party | 5 February 2006 - | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC | Incumbent |
Provinces and Territories of Canada[]
Provinces of Canada[]
During the 1950s Canada gained de facto control of virtually all of Britain's territories in the Americas, which were administered as territories. Most of these territories elected to become independent, and this was granted one territory at a time, with the last territory (Saint Kitts and Nevis) gaining independence in 1983. Canada has an "Association" with the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Virgin Islands. These territories are basically independent, but Canada handles their foreign and defence affairs. The Canadian Forces are permanently deployed to some parts of the Caribbean.
| Province | Abbreviation | Population | Area | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | ON | 16,167,894 | 1,076,395 | Toronto |
| Quebec | QC | 9,886,108 | 1,542,056 | Ville de Québec |
| British Columbia | BC | 5,510,858 | 944,735 | Victoria |
| Alberta | AB | 5,524,832 | 661,848 | Edmonton |
| Manitoba | MB | 2,632,654 | 647,797 | Winnipeg |
| Saskatchewan | SK | 2,041,729 | 651,036 | Regina |
| Nova Scotia | NS | 1,040,482 | 55,284 | Georgetown |
| New Brunswick | NB | 921,273 | 72,908 | Fredericton |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | NL | 580,901 | 405,212 | St. John's |
| Prince Edward Island | PE | 171,551 | 5,660 | Charlottetown |
Territories of Canada[]
| Territory | Abbreviation | Population | Area | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | NT | 43,539 | 1,346,106 | Yellowknife |
| Yukon | YT | 34,746 | 482,443 | Whitehorse |
| Nunavut | NU | 32,900 | 2,093,190 | Iqaluit |
| Falkland Islands | FI | 3,140 | 12,173 | Stanley |