north america • CAN
Canada
Location marker · geographic overview
60° N / 95° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Population
- 41,262,329 2024
- Area
- 9,984,670 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- English, French
- Currency
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Canada
Canada is the world's second largest country by area, behind only Russia. Nicknamed the Great White North, Canada is renowned for its vast landscapes of outstanding natural beauty and its multicultural heritage.
Landscape & landmarks
Alberta is one of the most geographically diverse provinces in all of Canada, with the world-famous Rocky Mountains in the west, the "greatest outdoor show on earth" in Calgary (the Calgary Stampede), West Edmonton Mall in Alberta's capital, the arid badlands near Drumheller, and the wild frontiers of Alberta's northern forests.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
poutine, a dish consisting of French fries, cheese curds and gravy (its popularity has spread across the country and can be found from coast to coast)Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-24. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- North America
- Calling code
- +1
- Internet domain
- .ca
- Land border codes
- USA
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ca. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.