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statistics

area: 3,855,103 sq miles

(9,984,670 sq km)

Population: 35,100,000

capital: Ottawa

Languages: English,

French, Chinese, Italian,

German, Ukrainian,

Portuguese, Inuktitut,

Cree

Religions: Roman

Catholic, Protestant

currency: Canadian

dollar

Main occupations:

Manufacturing, mining,

forestry, saw milling,

engineering

Main exports: Forest

products, fish, fur, wheat,

zinc, uranium, nickel,

asbestos, potash, gypsum,

oil, natural gas

Main imports: Cars,

chemicals, machinery,

electronics

lOGGInG

Timber is of great economic importance to Canada

and over one-third of the country is covered by dense

forest. Timber products, including pulp, newsprint,

and building timber, account for 15 percent of

Canada’s total exports. Québec, Ontario, and British

Columbia are the major timber-producing provinces.

Hardwoods from the forests of Québec and Ontario

are ideal for making furniture, while wood from

British Columbia provides sawn timber and plywood.

THE PRaIRIEs

The provinces of Manitoba,

saskatchewan, and alberta are

known as the prairie provinces.

Grain thrives in the rich soil

of the prairies, making the

region the agricultural

backbone of Canada. after

the grain is cut, it is stored in

huge grain elevators (left) and

then sent by rail to cities or

ports. Railroads were the key to the

development of farming on the prairies.

BaFFIn Bay

In the summer months, open sea

separates the islands of northern

Canada. However, in the winter,

pack ice fills the channels

between the islands.

Grain elevators

(right) are located

beside this railroad on

the prairies in Canada.

CanadIan sHIEld

The Canadian Shield, a huge U-shaped arc of

ancient rock, covers more than half of Canada and

includes most of Greenland, and parts of the USA.

MaGnETIC nORTH

The magnetic North Pole is

situated in northern Canada,

hundreds of miles from the

true North Pole. Close to

magnetic north, compasses

are useless for navigation.

Until recently, there were no controls on logging

in Canada. As a result, vast areas of trees, such

as the one pictured above, were wiped out.

GREaT BEaR lakE

With an area of 12,275 sq miles

(31,800 sq km), the Great Bear

Lake is the largest lake

in Canada.

Mount Logan

5959m

Mount

Waddington

4016m

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