Canada

Canada
	country in North America
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Instance of	sovereign state (17 April 1982),; country
Part of	North America
Named after	Stadacona (Name of Canada, Laurentian, 1535);
Location	Canada
Capital	Ottawa (15 May 1867);
Basic form of government	parliamentary monarchy; constitutional monarchy; federation (Canadian federalism);
Legislative body	Parliament of Canada (House of Commons, Senate of Canada, monarch of Canada);
Executive body	Queen's Privy Council for Canada (Cabinet of Canada);
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Canada (1933);
Official language	English (11 September 1972); French (11 September 1972);
Anthem	O Canada (1 July 1980 – );
Currency	Canadian dollar;
Head of state	Elizabeth II (6 February 1952, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Vincent Massey, Georges Vanier, Roland Michener, Jules Léger, Edward Schreyer, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Hnatyshyn, Roméo LeBlanc, Adrienne Clarkson, Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston, Julie Payette);
Head of government	Justin Trudeau (4 November 2015);
Inception	1 July 1867 (Canadian Confederation);
Population	35,702,707 (January 2015);
Area	9,984,670 ±1 square kilometre;
Top-level Internet domain	.ca;
	official website
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Main category: Canada

Canada is the largest and northernmost country in North America.

Insignia - Emblèmes[edit]

English: Flag
Français : Drapeau
Español: Bandera
Português: Bandeira
Українська: Прапор
Drapeau
Drapeau canadien de la reine
Sceau
Sceau (1900)

Deutsch: Eine Herde Hirsche beim Äsen.
English: A herd of deer grazing.
Deutsch: Overlander Wasserfall zwischen Felsen und umgestürzten Fichten.
Deutsch: Die Overlander Falls im Mount Robson Provincial-Park,in Kanada.
Deutsch: Die Overlander Falls im Mount Robson Provincial-Park,in Kanada.
Deutsch: Der Mount Robson Provincial-Park,in Kanada.
English: The Mount-Robson-Provincial-Park.
Deutsch: Der Duffey Lake Provincial Park.
English: The Duffey Lake Provicial Park.