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Canada is a country of ten million square kilometers
covering many different geographical areas or regions.
These regions may include only one
or several different provinces.
The regions of Canada are
The Atlantic Region,
Central Canada,
The Prairie Provinces,
The West Coast
and
The North.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, Ontario.
 Canadian Provinces and Territories
Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories,
each with its own capital city. (in brackets)
(Provinces with the map beside them are the ones
I have lived in, and the only ones that have a link with some info.)
Canada's Population as of 2005 was 32,270,500.
Alberta
(Edmonton)
British Columbia (Victoria)
Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown)
Manitoba (Winnipeg)
New Brunswick
(Fredericton)
Nova Scotia
(Halifax)
Ontario
(Toronto)
Quebec (Quebec City)
Saskatchewan (Regina)
Newfoundland (St. John's)
Northwest Territories (Yellowknife)
Yukon Territory (Whitehorse)
and
Nunavut (Iqaluit)
The creation of a new territory called Nunavut
("Our Land" in Inuktitut).
The Nunavut government, came into being April 1, 1999,
it represent all residents of the new territory,
Inuit and non-Inuit alike.
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