An Overview of Canada for Travelers

Home to hockey, Canada is a country of beautifulFollowing the transfer of Hong Kong from British rule
cities and wide open spaces. If you are consideringto Chinese, many citizens of Hong Kong immigrated
taking a trip to the country, here is an overview ofto 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. Itethnicity. 44 percent of Canadians claim the Roman
covers an area of landmass over 3.8 million squareCatholic faith as their own, while 29 percent are
miles in size and is the second largest country byProtestant. Other Christian and Muslim denominations
square mileage in the world. The capital is Ottawaare claimed by roughly 8 percent of the population.
with a population of over 1.1 million people. OtherEnglish 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 andexpectancy for a Canadian man is 77 years while a
the beautiful city of Vancouver with a population ofCanadian 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 fartherCanada is a country with an odd segmentation.
north one goes, the colder it becomes until articWhereas most countries tend to be divided towards
conditions apply.eastern and western population centers, Canada can
Citizens of Canada are known as Canadians. Thebe said to be more of a north and south designation.
most recent study put the total population at moreSpecifically, most of the population lives along the
than 32.4 million Canadians. Of this figure, ethnicityborder with the United States and practically nobody
breaks down into a wide variety of groups with nolives in the far north given the cold.
group forming a majority. Specifically, Canadians areCanada tends to be overshadowed by its neighbor
comprised of 28 percent British-Irish heritage, 23to the south. This is unfortunate as the country is
percent French, 15 percent general European and abeautiful, the people are friendly and life is lived at a
whopping 26 percent are classified as mixed.comfortable pace.