Interesting facts about Canada
1. Canada is the 2nd largest county by area, It just comes after Russia. Canada is located in the North American continent.
2. Canada only shares its land border with the USA.
3. 3 of Candian Islands comes in the world's top 10 largest Islands and they are - Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere Islands.
4. Canada has lots of Lakes it's around 3 Million and that makes Canada the number one country with the most lakes. Canada also has some world's largest lakes and they are - Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
5. Toronto is the largest city and Ottawa is the capital of Canada. 2nd largest city in Canada is Montreal. Other largest cities in Canada are - Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa.
6. Official Languages of Canada are - English and French.
7. Canadian dollar (CAD) is the currency of Canada. 1 USD = 1.2 CAD.
1 CAD = 58 INR
8. Canada is full of Expats and mostly they are from the Philippines, India, and China.
9. Prime Minister is the head of the government in Canada.
10. Canadian flag has 2 colors Red and white. A vertical band of red on the left and right side. A white band with the red maple leaf is in the center.
11. Poutine is the National dish of Canada. This dish mainly has french fries, cheese curds, and gravy.
12. During winter Canada is really so cold. The Temperature in Canada doing December and January is between -10 to -15 Degree Celcius.
Alert is the place in Nunavut Canada that is near to north pole. This place is one of the coldest places on earth. The temperature in winter here can be -32 C and in summer the average temperature is 3.2 C.
13. Famous fast-food chain “Tim Hortons” is based in Canada. Tim Hortons is famous for its coffee, Doughnuts, and other food items.
14. Canada has 6 time zones.
15. Most of the Canadian people live in the USA. Some popular celebrities from Canada are - Justin Bieber, Michael Buble, James Cameron, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion, and Ryan Gosling.
16. Canada has 10 Provinces and Montreal is the world's 2nd largest French-speaking city after Paris.
17. The coldest temperature recorded in Canada was - 63 °C on 3rd February 1947 in Snag, Yukon.
18. There is no much population in Canada. It comes 39th position In term of the population in worlds. 90% of Canada is still uninhabited.
19. The border between Canada and the USA is known as International Boundary. This is also the world's longest unprotected border.
And most of the Canadians live within 160 KM of the USA and Canada border. The weather near to border is warmer than in other parts of Canada.
20. Canada comes in 6th number for longest life expectancy in the world. The average life span of Canadians is 81 years old.
21. America has invaded Canada 2 times in 1775 and 1812 and both times America failed.
22. Canada has the 3rd largest oil reserve in the world its comes after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The USA imports more oil from Canada than any other country.
23. Candian people eat more donuts than any other country and has more donuts shops per capita in the world.
24. Beaver is the national animal of Canada.
25. The Hawaiian Pizza was invented in Canada.
26. Santa Claus is Canadian. If you want to send a letter to Santa Claus then the address is - Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada. Every year millions of letters posted to this place.
27. The place named Manitoba in Canada has the largest concentration of snakes in the world.
28. You can also enjoy watching the polar bear in Churchill and which is in the north part of Manitoba Canada.
And in this place residents keep their car and house unlocked so that a person can easily escape from a Polar bear attack.
50% of the total polar bear population lives here.
29. 91% of Maple syrup production happens in Canada and 71% of the total world Maple syrup comes from Canada.
30. Canada Wood Buffalo National Park is bigger than some countries like Switzerland, Netherlands, and Denmark. This is Canada's largest national park and the world's 2nd largest national park.
31. Canada is the largest producer of Uranium in the world. Uranium is used in nuclear power stations to generate electricity.
32. The license number plate of the car in Nunavut Canada is shaped like a polar bear.
33. Canadian people love to eat cheese and Cheddar cheese is the most popular one. Canadian people eat more cheese and macaroni than other nations.
34. Canada is also famous for its Ice Wine and which is served with desserts.
35. John Cabot was the first person to reach Canada in 1497.
36. Canadian has invented -
- Telephone - Alexander Graham Bell
- Basketball - James Naismith
- Snowmobile - Joseph-Armand Bombardier
36. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas and was first isolated by the University of Toronto in 1921-22.
37. Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada with a height of 5959 meters. This mountain is located in Yukon.
38. 10% of the total world forest is in Canada. Half of Canada is covered with forest.
39. World's longest street is in Canada and it's Yonge Street. This street is 1896 KM long.
40. Blackberry is popular smartphone brand that belongs to Canada.
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