Canada is the second largest country in the world. The population of Canada is about 33 milion; 5.5 milion are immigrants. The largest city is Toronto, but the capital is Ottawa. Canada today is a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II as head of state and holds democracy.

 Canada is located in North America. It's  surrounded by North Pacific Ocean, North  Atlantic Ocean and North Arctic Ocean.  Canada bordered with United Stated Of  America, Alaska and Grenland. Location

The capital and the largest city Ottawa is the capital of Canada and it’s located on the banks of the river Ottawa. In Ottawa lives about people. English is the native language for 62.6%, 14.9% for French residents of the city (accorcing to data from 2006). The city is officially bilingual. Toronto is the lagest city of Canada, with over people (2011). Toronto name comes from the Indians and means meeting place. Accocing to the authorities in Toronto, it’s the greenest metropolis in the world. Nearly 1/5 of the city is covered by greenery, far from the average of the continent – 1/20 (5%).

Facts & Figures The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world, at 7,821 kilometres long. The deepest lake in Canada is the Great Slave Lake, at 614 metres deep.

Literature Canadian literature is composed of two parts: English– speaking and French- speaking literature. Canadian writers who be a international famous are: Lucy Maud Montgomery author of the famous cycle of novels about „Anne of Green Gable”, Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler.

Films and Music Canada is an important producer of movies. It’s established Canadian artistic, film school. In Canada, especially in Toronto, called Hollywood North turns up a lof of American films. Among Canadians also came many famous actors, mostly comedies. In Canada created characteristic types of folk music. The diversity reflects a mixture of ethnic and cultural Canada. In addition to music derived from the Scottish tradition there Francophone and Indian music, as traditional and ritual, and contemporary.

Sport The most popular sports in Canada are ice hockey (winter discipline) and The most popular sports in Canada are ice hockey (winter discipline) and lacrosse (summer discipline). National discipline is hockey, which lacrosse (summer discipline). National discipline is hockey, which accumulates most of the audience in the country. After hockey other accumulates most of the audience in the country. After hockey other popular sports spectacles are curling and Canadian football which has a popular sports spectacles are curling and Canadian football which has a professional Canadian Football League (CFL). Golf, baseball, skiing, professional Canadian Football League (CFL). Golf, baseball, skiing, football, volleyball, basketball, and increasingly MMA are widely cultivated football, volleyball, basketball, and increasingly MMA are widely cultivated by young people at the amateur level but clubs are not popular. Canada was by young people at the amateur level but clubs are not popular. Canada was organizer many sporting events. organizer many sporting events.