Canada Geography

Canada Geography

Area: 9,984,670 km² (land: 9,093,507 km², water: 891,163 km²) Population: 34.0 million people (July 2011, CIA). Residents with British roots 28%, French roots 23%, other Europeans 15%, Amerindian 2%, others (the greatest Asian, African, Arab) 6%, mixed origin 26%. Population density: 3.4 people per km² Population growth: 0.794% per year (2011, CIA) Capital: Ottawa (885,540 […]

Canada History

Canada History

The history of Canada is very diverse. Starting with the first settlements around 15,000 years ago. These settlements were likely formed over a land bridge between Alaska and Siberia. Then around 1000 Vikings briefly settled in Newfoundland. In 1497 JOHN CABOT from Venice landed in Newfoundland for England. In 1535 the upper St. Lawrence River […]