Canada is a country in North America.

Its ten provinces and three territories extend

from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean,
making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest
coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land
border. The country is characterized by a wide range of
both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of
40 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas.
Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan
areasare Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Canada

Flag

Coat of arms

Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin)

"From Sea to Sea"

Anthem: "O Canada"

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Royal anthem: "God Save the King"[1]

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Capital Ottawa
45°24′N 75°40′W

Largest city Toronto

 English
Official languag  French
es

Demonym(s) Canadian

Government Federal parliamentaryconstituti

onal monarchy
• Monarch Charles III
• Governor General Mary Simon
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Legislature Parliament
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Commons

Independence
from the United Kingdom
• Confederation July 1, 1867
• Statute of December 11, 1931
Westminster,
1931
• Patriation April 17, 1982

Area
• Total area 9,984,670 km2(3,855,100 sq mi)
(2nd)
• Water (%) 11.76 (2015)[2]
• Total land area 9,093,507 km2(3,511,023 sq mi)

Population
• 2023 Q4 estimate 40,528,396[3] (36th)
• 2021 census 36,991,981[4]