Canada

The Dominion of Canada is a nation on the North American continent composed of ten provinces and four territories. It extends from the Arctic Circle to the Caribbean and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Canada is the second largest country by land area (a total area of 9,984,670 km2 which makes it second only to the Russian Federation in area) and shares a land border with the United States which is the longest border in the world.

Basic Statistics

 * Name: Dominion of Canada
 * Type of Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy
 * Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter Gordon Mackay (since February 28, 2013)
 * Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (through Governor-General Michaëlle Jean)
 * Population: 43,822,937
 * Population Density: 4.25 people per square kilometer
 * Gross Domestic Product: $2,389,007,410,555
 * GDP per capita: $54,515
 * Divisions: Ten Provinces and Four Territories
 * Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
 * Territories: Northwest Territory, Nunavut, Turks and Caicos Islands, Yukon Territory
 * Land Area: 9,985,286.3 km2