Canada
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Capital | Ottawa |
Government | Federal parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy |
Currency | Canadian Dollar (CAD) |
Area | 9,984,670km² |
Population | 35,540,419 |
Language | English 59.3%, French 23.2%, other 17.5% |
Religion | Catholic 38.7%, Protestant ~17%, None 23.9%, Other ~10% |
Electricity | 120V, 60Hz (Type "A" plug) |
Country code | +1 |
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Info | http://wikitravel.org/en/Canada |
Travel Season
Canadas East with its agglomerations along St. Lawrence River has warm and humid summers and cold winters with mild springs / autumns. In the plains of central Canada summers are hot, rather short and winters long and very snowy. Western Canada has a marine and temperate climate and benefits from the warm Pacific Stream that ensures fish richness and a lot of rain for a rich flora.