Canada Facts

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Thought you were an expert on Canada? Here are some fun facts you probably didn’t know about this amazing country.

• Canada is the second largest country in the world.

• The population in Canada in 2011 was approximately 34.3 million.

• French and English are the two official languages in Canada.

• The capital of Canada is Ottawa, the second coldest capital in the world.

• The regent of England, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the Canadian head of state.
  

  Every year, Quebec City has a hotel made entirely of ice. The hotel melts in the summer, but is rebuilt every winter.

• The border between Canada and the United States is officially known as the International Boundary.

• Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world at 151,600 miles.

• A full tenth of the world’s forests are located in Canada.

• Canada has two of the biggest lakes in the world: Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.

• The lowest temperature ever recorded in North America was in Canada in Snag, Yukon Territory (-63 C).

• Canada is the world’s largest source of the rare element Cesium.

• Canada contains 9% of the world’s renewable water supply.

• Canada is the second largest oil reserve holder after Saudi Arabia.

• Hockey and lacrosse are Canada’s national sports.

• Basketball didn’t originate in Canada, but the man who invented it was a Canadian living in Massachusetts.

• Canada has hosted the Olympic Games 3 times; 1976 in Montreal, 1988 in Calgary and 2010 in Vancouver.

• Canadians call the one dollar coin the loonie.

• Canadians like to finish a sentence with the word eh.
  

• Canadians drink more fruit juice per capita than any other country.

• Canada is a cattle country. It homes to 15 million cattle.

• Canadians have made many important inventions, including Kerosene, the electron microscope, insulin, the IMAX film system, the snowmobile, and the electric cooking range.

• The Blackberry Smartphone was developed in Ontario, at Research In Motion’s Waterloo offices.

Be sure to check out also: some amazing Canada printables, interesting greeting cards, or check out the map of Canada!