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Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific
Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous
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Capital |
Ottawa |
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Government |
Confederation with parliamentary democracy
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US Embassy |
Chief of mission: Ambassador Paul CELLUCCI embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 1G8 mailing address: P. O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1 telephone:
[1] (613) 238-5335, 4470 FAX: [1] (613) 688-3082 consulate(s) general: Calgary,
Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, and Vancouver
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Legal System |
Based on English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on French
law prevails; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
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Languages |
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5% |
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Currency |
Canadian Dollar |
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Currency Code |
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Holidays |
Canada Day, 1 July (1867) |
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Climate |
Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north |
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Terrain |
Mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
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