Brief introduction of Canada

cctv.com 12-04-2003 16:01

Country name: conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Canada

Capital: Ottawa

Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US

Area: total: 9,976,140 sq km

Population: 32,207,113 (July 2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian

Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%

Languages: English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%

Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)

Exchange rates: Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.5693 (2002)

Editor:Xiao Wei  Source: