| Home to hockey, Canada is a country of beautiful | | | | Following the transfer of Hong Kong from British rule |
| cities and wide open spaces. If you are considering | | | | to Chinese, many citizens of Hong Kong immigrated |
| taking a trip to the country, here is an overview of | | | | to Canada, particularly the Vancouver area. |
| some things you might want to know. | | | | Religious preferences share the break down found in |
| The official name of the country is simply Canada. It | | | | ethnicity. 44 percent of Canadians claim the Roman |
| covers an area of landmass over 3.8 million square | | | | Catholic faith as their own, while 29 percent are |
| miles in size and is the second largest country by | | | | Protestant. Other Christian and Muslim denominations |
| square mileage in the world. The capital is Ottawa | | | | are claimed by roughly 8 percent of the population. |
| with a population of over 1.1 million people. Other | | | | English and French are the languages spoken in |
| major cities include Toronto with 4.8 million residents, | | | | Canada. Literacy rates are 99 percent. Average life |
| Montreal with just fewer than 3.5 million people and | | | | expectancy for a Canadian man is 77 years while a |
| the beautiful city of Vancouver with a population of | | | | Canadian woman will live to 82 years of age on |
| roughly 2 million people. With its far northern location, | | | | average. |
| Canada is a country with a cool climate. The farther | | | | Canada is a country with an odd segmentation. |
| north one goes, the colder it becomes until artic | | | | Whereas most countries tend to be divided towards |
| conditions apply. | | | | eastern and western population centers, Canada can |
| Citizens of Canada are known as Canadians. The | | | | be said to be more of a north and south designation. |
| most recent study put the total population at more | | | | Specifically, most of the population lives along the |
| than 32.4 million Canadians. Of this figure, ethnicity | | | | border with the United States and practically nobody |
| breaks down into a wide variety of groups with no | | | | lives in the far north given the cold. |
| group forming a majority. Specifically, Canadians are | | | | Canada tends to be overshadowed by its neighbor |
| comprised of 28 percent British-Irish heritage, 23 | | | | to the south. This is unfortunate as the country is |
| percent French, 15 percent general European and a | | | | beautiful, the people are friendly and life is lived at a |
| whopping 26 percent are classified as mixed. | | | | comfortable pace. |