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1、CanadaCan ada is a North America n country con sist ing of ten provin ces and three territories. Located in the no rther n p art of the continen t, it exte nds from the Atla ntic Ocea n in the east to the Pacific Ocea n in the west and no rthward into the Arctic Ocea n. It is the worlds sec ond larg

2、est country by total area. Can adas com mon border with the Un ited States to the southand n orthwest is the Ion gest in the world.RUSSIA(N Canada r1IGREENLANDICELANDReykja-vik flam? flapUNITED /STATES /rf/WUltOW；! .、MOMIIHWUEST-、 TEflPrPDFliES.- J-1CANADA朗E”円L匪吋i碾即曲CNTAFIIO_-aNOVA宀】_. Nc-v PRINCE、0

3、血如“曲叮喷何|3 E卽熬p J.bbLAEL-UNITED STATESCan ada occ upies a major n orther n p orti on of North America, shari ng the land borders with the con tiguous Un ited States to the south and theU.S. state of Alaska to the no rthwest, stretchi ng from the Atla ntic Ocea n in the east to the Pacific Ocea n in t

4、he west; to the n orth lies the ArcticOcea n. By total area (in cludi ng its waters), Can ada is the sec on d-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area, Can ada ranks fourth.Canada has one third of the worlds supply of fresh water. There are five great lakes in the south, and there ar

5、e many others, esp ecially in the north. Most of the electricity is produced by water. The country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for en ergy. Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all over the world. Can ada is also the world

6、s biggest p roducer of the kind of paper which is used for newspapers. Fishing is also very imp orta nt for Can adia ns. Fish from east and west coasts is sold to many other coun tries.About 40% of the Canadian population are of British descent, while 27% are of French origin. Another 20% are of oth

7、er European backgro und, about 10% are Asia n orig in, and some 3% are of aborigi nal or M Us (mixed aboriginal and European) background.Canada is a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia,Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia,On tario, Prince Edward Isla nd,

8、 Quebec, and Saskatchewa n) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nun avut). It is gover ned as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with QueenElizabeth II as its head of state. One of the worlds highly developed countries, Canada has a diversified economy that

9、is reliant upon its abundant n atural resources and upon trad p articularly with the Un itedStates, with which Can ada has had a long and complex relatio nship. It isa member of the G7, G8, G20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Com mon wealth,Fra neo phonie, OAS, AP EC, and UN. With the eighth-highest HumanDevel op

10、ment In dex globally, it has one of the highest sta ndards of liv ing in the world.The national flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and lU ni foli (Fre nch for the on e-leafed), is a red flag with a white square in its cen tre, featuri ng a stylized 11-poin ted red maple leaf. The width of

11、 the Maple Leaf flag is twice the height. The white field is a Can adia n p ale (a square cen tral band in a vertical triba nd flag, n amed after this flag),and each borderi ng red field is exactly half its size.and Fren ch. En glish andFre nch have equal status in federal courts, P arliame nt, and

12、in all federal in stituti ons. Citize ns have the right, where there is sufficie nt dema nd, to receive federal government services in either English or French, and official-language minorities are guaranteed their own schools in all provin ces and territories.Ottawa is the cap ital of Can ada, the

13、sec ond largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. Located in theOttawa Valley, the city lies in the easter n p orti on of Souther n On tario on the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boun dary betwee n the provin ces of On tario and Quebec.Tor

14、onto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city inCan ada. It is located in Souther n On tario on the n orthwester n shore ofLake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most popul ous city in North America. Its metro polita n area with over 5 millio n reside nts is

15、the seve nth largest urba n regi on in North America.The Niagara Falls is the most po werful waterfalls in North America.These voluminous waterfalls are situated on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake On tario and forms the intern ati onal border betwee n the Can adia n province of O

16、n tario and the U.S. state of New York.The Niagara Falls is renowned both for their beauty and as a valuablesource of hydroelectric po wer.Vancouver is a coastal harbor city in Canada. Located in the LowerMai nia nd, Greater Van couver is the third-largest metro polita n area in the country and most

17、 popul ous in Western Can ada. While forestry remai ns its largest in dustry, Van couver is well known as an urba n centre surr oun ded by n ature, making tourism its sec on d-largest in dustry. Van couver has ranked highly in worldwide livable city rankings for more than a decade accord ing to bus

18、in ess magaz ine assessme ntsand it was also ack no wledged by Econo mist In tellige nee Un it as the first city to rank among the top-te n of the worlds most livable cities for five straight years.It has hosted many intern ati onal conferen ces and eve nts.Banff National Park is Canadasoldest national park, establish