Interesting Facts About Canada

Today, we're discovering wondrous facts about beautiful Canada, "The True North, strong and free".

1. Canada is bigger than the European Union, and is the second largest country by total area, behind Russia.

2. Canada has a lot of celebrities; with artists like Drake, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Sarah Mclachlan, and more. Canada has actors and actresses like Sandra Oh, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Gosling, Jason Priestley, and Anna Paquin.

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3. Canadian bank notes have Braille cells/blocks on them. According to Wikipedia, the $5 bill has one cell, with the $10, $20, and $50 denominations each having one more cell than previous.

4. Canada is the world's most educated country. 60.9% of adults in Canada between the ages of 25 and 34 have earned some form of higher education.

5. According to Forbes, Canada is the 10th friendliest country in the world, based on the following scores:

Friendly attitude towards expats: 81%

Ease of making local friends: 43%

Expats likely to stay forever: 45%.

6. Canadians are overly apologetic, and will apologize for just anything. This led to the passing of the Apology Act in Canada, in 2009 - to ensure that communication of expressions of sorrow or regret are not used adversely in court.

7. Over 80% of Canada's land area is uninhabited, with 54% of Canada's land area covered in forest.

Most of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada-US border.

8. Canada is the country with longest coastline in the world. Canada has a 202,080 km long coastline fronting on the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.

9. As per the 2018 Happiness Index, Canada is the 7th happiest country in the world.

10. Canada is home to 31,752 major lakes and over 2 million minor lakes, which amount to 60% of the world's lakes.

Herewith general facts about Canada that you may want to know:

Population: 37.06 million (2018)

Area: 9,984,670 km²

Form of government: Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Prime minister: Justin Trudeau

Capital: Ottawa

Biggest city: Toronto

Official languages: English and French

National anthem: "O Canada"

Currency: Canadian Dolars (CAD)

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