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Canada |
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| Official Name: |
Canada |
| Location: |
Northern North
America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the lower 48
United States |
| Border Countries: |
United States |
| Terrain: |
Varies from
temperate in south to arctic in north |
| Climate: |
Arctic tundra
in north, grasslands and plains in central, mountains in west, lowlands in east |
| Capital: |
Ottawa |
| Other Major Cities: |
Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary,
Edmonton, Québec |
| Land Area: |
9,970,610 sq.
km/3,849,670 sq. mi |
| Population: |
30,337,334 |
| Local Time: |
Toronto is in
the Eastern Time Zone, 5 hours behind GMT |
| Language(s): |
English, French
(both official) |
| Currency: |
Canadian dollar
(C$) |
| Industries: |
Processed and
unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, transportation equipment,
chemicals, fish products, petroleum, and natural gas |
| Export Commodities: |
Newsprint, wood
pulp, timber, crude petroleum, machinery, natural gas, aluminum, motor vehicles and parts,
telecommunications equipment |
| Visitor Information: |
www.tourism-toronto.com (official site-Toronto) |
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Toronto |
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| Region: |
Province of
Ontario |
| Land Area: |
Metro area 650
sq. km/250 sq. mi |
| Population: |
Metro pop.
4,700,000 |
| Airport: |
Pearson
International Airport, western edge of metro Toronto |
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