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CANADA.

Population (1996):- 29,680,000
Area:- 9,970,610.
Capital:- Ottawa.
Currency:- $Canadian.
Language:- English, French.

Canada is the second largest country in the world in land area, divided into five natural regions. The Maritime Provinces along the Atlantic coast are a mixture of rich agricultural land and forests. The Canadian Shield is a rocky region which is covered with woods and which is rich in minerals.
To the south, along the shores of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, there is a large plain with fertile farmlands, where over 60 percent of the population is concentrated, and the major urban centres are located. Farming (wheat, oats and rye) , is the mainstay of the Central Prairie Provinces. The Pacific Coast is a mountainous region with vast forests. The 'Great North' is almost uninhabited, with very cold climate and tundra. There are ten provincies and two territories; the Yukon and Northwest. These are working towards provincial status, but this is complicated by Native Land claims. Canada has immense mineral resources; it is the world's largest producer of asbestos, nickel, zinc and silver and the second largest of uranium. There are also major lead, copper, gold, iron ore, gas and oil deposits. Its industry is highly developed. Industrial emissions from Canadian and U.S. plants contribute to the "acid rain" which has affected thousands of lakes. The construction of a number of hydroelectric plants in Quebec is threatening to destroy the lands and livelihood of the indigenous population.*

First stamps issued April 1851.

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