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Canada

Canada consists of almost all of the North American continent north of the US except Alaska. Its total land area of more than 9 mln sq. km makes it the second largest country in the world.

The total population according to the census 19o1 was about 24 mln people with the average population density of 2.8per sq. km.

English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equal status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all governmental institutions.

Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and 2 northern territories. The federal Parliament is made up of the House of Commons and the Senate. The leader of the party that wins the largest number of seats in a newly elected House of Commons is asked to form the government.

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is situated on the Ottawa River. The population of Ottawa is about 760,000 people.

Despite its small population, Canada is a great industrial nation, and manufacturing is the foremost sector of its economy, Canada is a main supplier to the USA of oil, gas, pulp and paper and electricity produced at its hydroelectric stations.

The leading industries are foods and beverages, primary metals (iron and steel), transportation equipment, paper, petroleum and coal products, wood products, textiles, clothing, machinery, nonmetallic minerals and furniture.

Nevertheless agriculture is of major importance to the economy as a whole and is basic in many areas. Three fourths of the cultivated area is in the prairie region producing wheat, oats, sugar beet, soya-beans, tobacco, potatoes.

Canada is among the world’s leading wheat producers and is second in the export of wheat.

Basically, Canada has a free-enterprise economy.