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Canada J. Hodyc
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Basic informations Capital city:Ottawa Largest city:Toronto Official languages: English and French Population:34, 770, 000 Currency:Canadian dollar Highest point:Mt. Logan (5,959 m) Government:Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy: Monarch:Queen Elizabeth II. Governor-general:David Johnston
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Geography Canada is composed from ten provinces and three territories
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Geography / History Aboriginal people comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Today live in Canada about 1,170,000 aboriginal people 1497 – Seafarer John Cabot explored Canada‘s Atlantic coast for England In 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed St. John's, Newfoundland, as the first North American English colony by the royal prerogative of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1867 Dominion of Canada was formed into a confederation with british leadership In 1982 was approved „Canada Act“ – that was a rename from Dom. Of Canada to new one, official name: Canada Dancer at Dance Festival in Nunavut
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Niagara Falls The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world and has a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall (vertical height along with flow rate) in North America. Niagara Falls forms the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York
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Maybe this is the reason why we love Canada... (or not..? ☺ )
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