Country in North America

 

Canada, stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north, is filled with vibrant cities including massive, multicultural Toronto; predominantly French-speaking Montréal and Québec City; Vancouver and Halifax on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, respectively; and Ottawa, the capital. It’s also crossed by the Rocky Mountains and home to vast swaths of protected wilderness.

 

Capital: Ottawa

 

Dialing code: +1

 

ISO code: CAN

 

Currency: Canadian dollar

 

Population: 35.16 million (2013) World Bank