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An Overview of Canada for Travelers

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



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