Official Name: Canada 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 United States. Capital: Ottawa Area: total: 9,976,140 sq km land: 9,220,970 sq km water: 755,170 sq km Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m. Highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m.

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Population: 33,390,141 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Canadian(s) Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%. Religions: Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%. Languages: English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%.

Varies from temperate in the south to subarctic and arctic in the north.

Government type: Confederation with parliamentary democracy. Independence: 1 July 1867 (from the United Kingdom). National holiday: Canada Day, 1 July (1867).

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