• The name of this country comes from the language of the Iroquois Indians. “Kanata” means “village”, “settlement”.
• The border between Canada and the United States extends for 8,891 kilometers, including 2,475 kilometers of the border with Alaska. No other pair of states has such a long common border.
• The Canadian motto is “A Mari Usque ad Mare”, which means “From sea to sea”.
• Although Nova Scotia was granted its own flag by the British King Charles the First in 1625, Canada did not have its own symbol of independence until February 15, 1965. On this day, the British Parliament adopted the now world-famous maple leaf flag.
• With 9,976,140 m² of territory, Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia.
• Canada's population density is 8.6 people per square mile, making it the ninth-largest country in the world known for its low population density.
• The average life expectancy of people in Canada is 81.16 years, which is the eighth highest in the world. The United States is only in 46th place with 78.14 years.
• The east coast of Canada was inhabited by Vikings around 1000 BC. Archaeological evidence of the existence of such a settlement was found on the island of Newfoundland.
• Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, this island was the last area to become one of the provinces of this country in 1949.
• In 1642, a group of religious missionaries from France were inspired by a vision that led to a settlement in the wild forests of Canada. This settlement later grew into modern Montreal.
• According to a 2001 survey, 42.6% of Canadians considered themselves Roman Catholics, 23.3% considered themselves Protestants, and 16% said they were atheists.
• The country of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867, when the British North American Act was passed by the British Parliament.
• The Mounted Police was formed in 1873 with nine members. In 1920, it merged with the Dominion Police to become the famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which today has more than 28,000 members.
• Ice hockey is the national sport of Canada. It was here that hockey in its modern form appeared. The official rules of ice hockey were first published in the Montreal Gazette in 1877.
• Canadian James Naismith invented basketball to allow students at the Springfield Athletic School in Massachusetts to play indoor sports in the winter.
• Canada's capital, Ottawa, was first called Bytown in honor of Colonel John Bye, whose headquarters was located there during the construction of the canal that connected the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario.
• Canada has the world's longest coastline, with a total of 244 thousand kilometers.
• The coldest temperature in North America (-63 C) on record was recorded in Snag, Yukon Territory, on February 3, 1947.
• Canada is known for being home to moose and grizzly bears, but it is also home to 55,000 species of insects and about 11,000 species of ticks and spiders.
• Canada contains 9% of the world's renewable fresh water reserves.
• The official languages of Canada are English and French. Throughout the history of this country up to the present, some conflict situations have arisen between the English-speaking and French-speaking populations.
• Tensions between Canada's two major diasporas came to a head in October 1970 when the Front de Liberation du Québec, a terrorist organization that carried out bombings in cities, robbed banks and committed a variety of other crimes, kidnapped the United Kingdom's trade representative, Richard Cross. The army put an end to revolutionary sentiment and several hundred suspected plotters were arrested.
• Charles Fenerty, Halifax poet. That Nova Scotia was the first to use wood to make paper. He began experimenting in 1839 and produced the first paper from wood pulp in 1841.
• Canadians made many important inventions for humanity, including kerosene, the electron microscope, the electric organ, insulin, the snowmobile and the electric stove.
• Canada is a major producer and consumer of cheese. In 1997, Canadians produced 350 thousand tons of at least 32 types of cheese and ate more than 10 kilograms of this product per person.
• Galaxyland in Edmonton Mall, Alberta, is the world's largest indoor amusement park.
• Alberta contains 50% of the world's natural bitumen, which is used to make asphalt.
• The Toronto Television Tower was the world's tallest structure until it was surpassed in 2007.
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the world's largest lake within another lake (107 km²).
• The border between Canada and the United States extends for 8,891 kilometers, including 2,475 kilometers of the border with Alaska. No other pair of states has such a long common border.
• The Canadian motto is “A Mari Usque ad Mare”, which means “From sea to sea”.
• Although Nova Scotia was granted its own flag by the British King Charles the First in 1625, Canada did not have its own symbol of independence until February 15, 1965. On this day, the British Parliament adopted the now world-famous maple leaf flag.
• With 9,976,140 m² of territory, Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia.
• Canada's population density is 8.6 people per square mile, making it the ninth-largest country in the world known for its low population density.
• The average life expectancy of people in Canada is 81.16 years, which is the eighth highest in the world. The United States is only in 46th place with 78.14 years.
• The east coast of Canada was inhabited by Vikings around 1000 BC. Archaeological evidence of the existence of such a settlement was found on the island of Newfoundland.
• Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, this island was the last area to become one of the provinces of this country in 1949.
• In 1642, a group of religious missionaries from France were inspired by a vision that led to a settlement in the wild forests of Canada. This settlement later grew into modern Montreal.
• According to a 2001 survey, 42.6% of Canadians considered themselves Roman Catholics, 23.3% considered themselves Protestants, and 16% said they were atheists.
• The country of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867, when the British North American Act was passed by the British Parliament.
• The Mounted Police was formed in 1873 with nine members. In 1920, it merged with the Dominion Police to become the famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which today has more than 28,000 members.
• Ice hockey is the national sport of Canada. It was here that hockey in its modern form appeared. The official rules of ice hockey were first published in the Montreal Gazette in 1877.
• Canadian James Naismith invented basketball to allow students at the Springfield Athletic School in Massachusetts to play indoor sports in the winter.
• Canada's capital, Ottawa, was first called Bytown in honor of Colonel John Bye, whose headquarters was located there during the construction of the canal that connected the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario.
• Canada has the world's longest coastline, with a total of 244 thousand kilometers.
• The coldest temperature in North America (-63 C) on record was recorded in Snag, Yukon Territory, on February 3, 1947.
• Canada is known for being home to moose and grizzly bears, but it is also home to 55,000 species of insects and about 11,000 species of ticks and spiders.
• Canada contains 9% of the world's renewable fresh water reserves.
• The official languages of Canada are English and French. Throughout the history of this country up to the present, some conflict situations have arisen between the English-speaking and French-speaking populations.
• Tensions between Canada's two major diasporas came to a head in October 1970 when the Front de Liberation du Québec, a terrorist organization that carried out bombings in cities, robbed banks and committed a variety of other crimes, kidnapped the United Kingdom's trade representative, Richard Cross. The army put an end to revolutionary sentiment and several hundred suspected plotters were arrested.
• Charles Fenerty, Halifax poet. That Nova Scotia was the first to use wood to make paper. He began experimenting in 1839 and produced the first paper from wood pulp in 1841.
• Canadians made many important inventions for humanity, including kerosene, the electron microscope, the electric organ, insulin, the snowmobile and the electric stove.
• Canada is a major producer and consumer of cheese. In 1997, Canadians produced 350 thousand tons of at least 32 types of cheese and ate more than 10 kilograms of this product per person.
• Galaxyland in Edmonton Mall, Alberta, is the world's largest indoor amusement park.
• Alberta contains 50% of the world's natural bitumen, which is used to make asphalt.
• The Toronto Television Tower was the world's tallest structure until it was surpassed in 2007.
• Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the world's largest lake within another lake (107 km²).