America
April 26, 2024
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Canada, a huge country surrounded by nature

Canada is a country located in the north of North America than in the south with the United States. With their 9,984,670 square km of territory, it becomes the second largest country in the world only behind Russia. It is a confederation with ten provinces and three territoriesgoverned by a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

Demography

Canada had 32.7 million inhabitants in 2006 (83% European whites or descendants). Of all those, the 45% are of British origin and the 27% of French origin. As is logical then, the two official languages are English and French.
Living in Canada ensures you lived for many years. Life expectancy is no more and no less than 80 years.
Regarding culture, this American country has one of the highest percentages of literacy, a 99,9%.
Another fact to keep in mind is that the The average number of children per woman is very low, at just 1.61.

Organization of the country

As we have said before, Canada is made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories. They are as follows:

Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

Territories: Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

Quebec

Climatology

Canada has a reputation for being a cold country. Nothing is further from reality. The winter they can become real bad drinks due to the very low temperatures that in some places in the north can reach -50 degrees centigrade. Ice storms or snowstorms can become daily bread.
Summers are between pleasant and hot. In areas like Montreal you can exceed 30 degrees Celsius. In other places like Vancouver, temperatures tend to stay between 5-25 degrees Celsius.
In the interior of British Columbia there are two extreme situations. In summer it can exceed 40 degrees while in winter temperatures can stay below 15 degrees.

Montreal

Museums

Canada, as we have mentioned, a country with a high degree of culture and literacy, has numerous museums distributed between the cities of Montreal, Quebec and Vancouver.

Museums of Montreal:

Canadian Center for Architecture
Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Point de Calliere museum
Redpath museum

Museums of Quebec:

Quebec museum
Quebec Naval Museum
Lake Temiscamingue Fossil Center
Chocolate Museum

Museums of Vancouver:

Van Dusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver Art Gallery
H.R. MacMillan
Vancouver museum

Vancouver museum

Events you can't miss

- Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival in Vancouver (British Columbia)
- Banff Summer Arts Festival in Banff, Alberta
- Calgary Jazz Festival in Calgary (Alberta)
- Folk on the Rocks in Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)
- Celtic Colors International Festival in Cape Breton (Nova Scotia)

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival

Public transport

Many Canadian cities have public transportation to help you get around. Buses represent the majority of transport fleets, but in some cities there are also trams, trolleybuses, sea buses, and trains. The most important cities with metro, subway or light rail service are Vancouver (SkyTrain), Calgary (CTrain), Edmonton (LRT), Toronto (subway), Ottawa (O-Train) and Montreal (subway).

Regular travel tickets cost roughly $ 2 per adult and they can be purchased at subway stations and some convenience stores. You can usually pay the fee in cash, instead of using tickets. Several cities offer transport passes for one day, several days or monthly, which allow unlimited trips during a specific period.