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Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent It extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9.9 million square kilometres Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.

Etymology Main article: Name of Canada The name Canada comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement„ In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to the village of Stadacona Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village, but also the entire area subject to Donnacona (the chief at Stadacona) by 1545, European books and maps had begun referring to this region as Canada Hymna: O Canada God Save the Queen

History Aboriginal peoples Archaeological studies have indicated a human presence in the northern Yukon region from 26,500 years ago In southern Ontario from 9,500 years ago (7500 BC) The Paleo-Indian archaeological sites at Old Crow Flats and Bluefish Caves are two of the oldest sites of human habitation in Canada The characteristics of Canadian Aboriginal societies included permanent settlements, agriculture, complex societal hierarchies, and trading networks Some of these cultures had collapsed by the time European explorers arrived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and have only been discovered through archaeological investigations The aboriginal population is estimated to have been between 200,000 and two million in the late 15th century Jacques Cartier na svých třech výpravách podrobně prozkoumal pobřeží Newfoundlandu a záliv svatého Vavřince, čímž otevřel cestu francouzské kolonizaci.

Geography Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America Shares the land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and the US state of Alaska to the northwest Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west to the north lies the Arctic Ocean By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the worldafter Russia By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth A satellite composite image of Canada. Boreal forests prevail on the rocky Canadian Shield, while ice and tundra are prominent in the Arctic. Glaciers are visible in the Canadian Rockies and Coast Mountains. The flat and fertile prairies facilitate agriculture. The Great Lakes feed the St. Lawrence River in the southeast, where lowlands host much of Canada's population.

Provinces and territories Canada is a federation composed of ten provinces and three territories. Western Canada, Central Canada, Atlantic Canada, and Northern Canada (Eastern Canada refers to Central Canada and Atlantic Canada together) Provinces have more autonomy than territories.

Culture Canada is in theory a cultural mosaic – a collection of several regional, aboriginal, and ethnic subcultures Canada has been influenced by British, French, and aboriginal cultures and traditions Canadian visual art has been dominated by figures such as Tom Thomson – the country's most famous painter The Jack Pine, by Tom Thomson. Oil on canvas, 1916, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Canada's official national sports Hockey is a national pastime and the most popular spectator sport in the country It is also the sport most played by Canadians, with 1.65 million participants reported in 2004 Seven of Canada's eight largest metropolitan areas – Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg – have franchises in the National Hockey League (NHL) there are more Canadian players in the NHL than from all other countries combined. A scene at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, seconds after Team Canada won a gold medal in men's ice hockey.

Places of interests The Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is one of the world's most voluminous waterfalls, renowned both for its beauty and as a source of hydroelectric power.

INFORMACE Statistické údaje : Rozloha 9 976 140 km2 Nejvyšší hora Mount Logan(5 959 m n. m.) Počet obyvatel 33 204 000 Oficiální jazyk anglický, francouzský Náboženství 46 % římskokatolické, 36 % protestanti, ostatní – islám, židovské náboženství The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina, a warship of the Royal Canadian Navy, during the 2004 RIMPAC exercises.

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