| Canadian Sources | |
| Atlas of Canada and the World | Maps and more maps |
| Centre for Topographic Information: natural resources of Canada | Topographical information on Canada |
| Canada Road Maps | Concise Gazetteer of Canada: place names across Canada |
| The Great Lakes | An environmental atlas and resource |
| Canada Map and Place Name Index | |
| Historical Atlas of Canada | |
| http://canadaonline.about.com | Origin of the names of the provinces and territories of Canada: |
| Canadian Communities Atlas | |
| CBC Archives | C.B.C. Archives: relive Canada's history through radio and television |
| Canada County Atlas | |
| http://www.cln.org/th emes/famous.html | Famous Canadians |
| Statistics Canada | Stats Canada |
| http://www.kidskonnect.com/Canada/Canada.html | Canadian Government: |
| http://tetley.law.mcgill.ca/fun/electionquiz.htm | ElectionQuiz:test your knowledge |
Capital
Ottawa
Population
31,592,805
(July 2001 est.)
Area
9,976,140 sq km, slightly larger than the US
Government
Confederation with parliamentary democracy
Money
Canadian
dollar (CAD)
Climate
Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Languages
English
59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
Religions
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%