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Canada has the world's largest coastline at 125,566 miles!

Did you know that Canada has the world's largest coastline at 125,566 miles?  The highest tides in the world can be found in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy.

Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 3,855,100 square miles and more than 90% of Canada's population lives within 124 miles of the United States border.  Famous Canadians include singers Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne, actors Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox, and Pamela Anderson, and athletes, Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky!

The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which is the 7th coldest capital city in the world, with an annual average temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius, or 41.9 degrees Fahrenheit.  The largest Canadian city is Toronto, with a 2016 population of almost 3 million people.

The largest to smallest Canadian provinces are: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
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A picturesque view of a Canadian coastline!

Some other interesting trivia facts on Canada:
  • The name, Canada, comes from a Native American word, meaning Big Village.
  • Canada shares the largest land border in the world with the United States and its largest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada Highway, which runs from British Columbia to Newfoundland, a distance of 4,860 miles!
  • There are 6 time zones in Canada.
  • Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada at 5959 meters, or 19,551 feet.  This high mountain is located in the Yukon Territory.
  • Della Falls, which is located in British Columbia, is Canada's highest waterfall, at a height of 440 meters, or 1,444 feet!
  • The sunniest place in Canada is located in Estevan, Saskatchewan, with 2,537 hours of sunshine every year!
  • The world's smallest jail, which happens to be in Canada, is called Coboconk Jail, located in Kawartha Lakes in Ontario Province.  This jail is made of stone and only measures 15 feet by 19 feet!
  • 6 cities in Canada have a population over 1 million people: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa.
  • The world's second largest French speaking city, after Paris, France, is Montreal, Canada.
  • Two of Canada's national sports are Hockey and Lacrosse.
  • The two official languages of Canada are English and French.
  • The Canadian Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II.
  • The one dollar coin of Canada is famously known as a Loonie.
  • The hormone, Insulin, which lowers blood sugar, was first isolated at the University of Toronto by Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best from 1921-1922.
  • The literacy rate in Canada is more than 99%!
  • Canada's motto is: A Mari Usque Ad Mare, which translates into From Sea to Sea!
  • The national flag of Canada, a red and white flag with a red Maple leaf, replaced the country's Union Jack flag in 1965.
  • The popular trivia game, Trivia Pursuit, was invented in Canada by Scott Abbott and Chris Haney.
  • Canada's east coast was settled by the Vikings in 1000 A.D. 
  • The most famous Viking settlement in North America (discovered in 1960), is located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  This settlement is called L'anse aux Meadows (L'anse aux Méduses in French) or Jellyfish Cove.

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