Prime Minister - Stephen Harper (2006)
Governor - General: Michaëlle Jean (2005)
Capital - Ottawa in the province of Ontario.
Currency - Canadian dollar
Languages: English, French
Race: British Isles origin, French origin , Europeanc, Asian, African, Arab
Religions: Roman Catholic , Protestant other Christian , Muslim
Literacy rate: 97%
Climate - Daytime summer temperatures can rise to 35 °C and higher, while lows of -25 are not uncommon in winter.
More moderate temperatures are the norm in spring and fall.
Timezones - Canada has six time zones. The easternmost, in Newfoundland, is three hours and 30 minutes behind Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT). The other time zones are the Atlantic, the Eastern, the Central, the Rocky Mountain and,
farthest west, the Pacific, which is eight hours behind GMT.
Sports - The most popular sports in Canada include swimming, ice hockey, cross-country and alpine skiing, baseball,
tennis, basketball and golf.
Main cities - Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa-Hull, the National Capital Region and Edmonton.