Ort: 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 US
Geografische Koordinaten: 60° 0' N, 95° 0' W
Küste km: 202,080 km km
Klima: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Gelände: mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Höhe: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
Natürliche Gefahren: continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains
Währung: Canadian dollar (CAD)
Bevölkerung: 33,098,932 (July 2006 est.)
Sprachen: English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Hauptstadt: Ottawa
Bereiche: 10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*