Canada Facts

Official Name: Canada

Total Area: 9,984,670 square kilometers

Administrative Divisions: 10 Provinces and 3 Territories

Head of State: British Monarch

Head of Government: Prime Minister

Capital: Ottawa

Major Cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Quebec.

Languages: English and French

Religion: Christianity

Currency: Canadian Dollar

Population: 32 million

Literacy: 97 percent

Gross National Income per capita: US$ 32,600 (World Bank estimate, 2006)

Economy: Manufacturing, Mining, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

International Dialing Code: +1

Time: 6 Time Zones: