Location: Canada is a country in the northern half of North America
Capital: Ottawa
Major Cities: It has ten provinces and three territories. Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Hamilton
Main Language: English and French
Climate: The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer.
Economy
The economy of Canada is a highly developed mixed economy with 10th largest GDP by nominal and 16th largest GDP by PPP in the world. As with other developed nations, the country’s economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about three quarters of Canadians.
| GDP growth | 2% (2018) |
| GDP per capita | $48,601 (nominal; 2019) $51,546 (PPP; 2019) |
| GDP per capita rank | 16th (nominal) 22nd (PPP) |
| GDP by sector | Agriculture: 1.6%, Industry: 27.7%, Services: 70.7% (2016 est.) |
GDP: 1.653 trillion USD (2017)
Currency: Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Government:
Canada is a federation, which means powers are shared between federal and provincial governments. Head of Government: Prime Minister.
The Government of Canada or more formally Her Majesty’s Government, is the federal government of Canada, a country in North America, composed of 10 provinces, Ottawa (the nation’s capital), and 3 territories.
Area: 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi)
Distance from Ethiopia: 13. 48 hours
Population: 37,279,811 (2019 estimate)
Time Zone: (UTC−3.5 to −8)