Canada

Canada Facts

• Canada has the world's most secure banking system.
• Canadians invented the pacemaker and were the first to successfully isolate insulin.
• Basketball was also invented by a Canadian - Dr. James Naismith.
• Insulin was discovered by a Canadian, Doctor Frederick Banting.
• Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area, behind Russia.
• Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
• Canada's current population is approximately 34,000,000.
• Canada's largest city is Toronto (approximately 5,000,000 in the Greater Toronto Area), followed by Montreal and Vancouver.
• Canada's capital city is Ottawa.
• Hockey and lacrosse are Canada's national sports.
• Canada has two official languages: English and French.
• The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
• When Canadians punch someone, they turn into coins.
• Canada has the ninth largest economy in the world.
• Canadians like pancakes.
• Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.
• The Prime Minister is the Head of Government, and Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces, though while she is away (which is pretty much all of the time) her duties are carried out by the Governor-General of Canada.
• Canada is the third largest game manufacturer in the world behind the United States and Japan.