Canada |
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Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin)
"From Sea to Sea" |
Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"[1][2] |
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| Capital | Ottawa 45°24′N75°40′W / 45.4°N 75.667°W / 45.4; -75.667 |
| Largest city | Toronto |
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| Official language(s) | English and French |
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| Recognised regional languages | Chipewyan, Cree, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Slavey (North and South) and Tłįchǫ[3] |
| Demonym | Canadian |
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| Government | Federalparliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy[4] |
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| - | Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| - | Governor General | David Johnston |
| - | Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| - | Chief Justice | Beverley McLachlin |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | House of Commons |
| Establishment | from the United Kingdom |
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| - | Constitution Act, 1867 | July 1, 1867 |
| - | Statute of Westminster | December 11, 1931 |
| - | Canada Act | April 17, 1982 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 9,984,670 km2 (2nd)
3,854,085 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 8.92 (891,163 km2/344,080 mi2) |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 34,869,000[5] (35th) |
| - | 2011 census | 33,476,688[6] |
| - | Density | 3.41/km2 (228th)
8.3/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.396 trillion[7] (14th) |
| - | Per capita | $40,541[7] (12th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.736 trillion (10th) |
| - | Per capita | $50,436[7] (9th) |
| Gini (2005) | 32.1[8] (medium) |
| HDI (2011) | 0.908[9] (very high) (6th) |
| Currency | Canadian dollar ($) (CAD) |
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| Time zone | (UTC−3.5 to −8) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC−2.5 to −7) |
| Date formats | dd-mm-yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy, and yyyy-mm-dd (CE) |
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| Drives on the | Right |
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| ISO 3166 code | CA |
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| Internet TLD | .ca |
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| Calling code | +1 |
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