| Country name: |
Canada |
| Capital: |
Ottawa |
| Country code: |
228 |
| Continent: |
North America |
| Currency name: |
Canadian dollar |
| Independence: |
1867-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
1 July 1867 union of British North American colonies; 11 December 1931 recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster |
| Total area (km2): |
9,984,670 |
| Land area (km2): |
9,093,507 |
| Water area (km2): |
891,163 |
| Population: |
34,568,211 |
| Population note: |
34,568,211 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
English French |
| All languages: |
English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census) |
| Time zone: |
(UTC−3.5 to −8) - Summer (DST) (UTC−2.5 to −7) |
| Date format: |
dd-mm-yyyymm-dd-yyyyyyyy-mm-dd |
| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+1 |
| Domain: |
.ca |
