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Canada Timeline: Victory To The Rising Sun
OTL equivalent: Canada | ||||||
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Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" |
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Anthem: "O Canada" |
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Capital | Ottawa | |||||
Largest city | Toronto | |||||
Official languages | English • French | |||||
Demonym | Canadian | |||||
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | Monarch | Charles III | ||||
- | Governor General | Mary Simon | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Andrew Scheer | ||||
Legislature | Parliament of Canada | |||||
- | Upper house | Senate | ||||
- | Lower house | House of Commons | ||||
Independence from the United Kingdom | ||||||
- | Canadian Confederation | July 1, 1867 | ||||
- | Statute of Westminster, 1931 | December 11, 1931 | ||||
- | Patriation | April 17, 1982 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2023 estimate | 39,566,248 (37th) | ||||
Currency | Canadian dollar ($) (CAD) | |||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Calling code | +1 |
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. It is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. The country is sparsely inhabited, with the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom, highlighted by the Statute of Westminster, 1931, and culminating in the Canada Act 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Canada is a parliamentary liberal democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition. The country's head of government is the prime minister, who holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected House of Commons and is "called upon" by the governor general, representing the monarch of Canada, the head of state. The country is a Commonwealth realm and is officially bilingual (English and French) in the federal jurisdiction. It is very highly ranked in international measurements of government transparency, quality of life, economic competitiveness, innovation, and education. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its history, economy, and culture.
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