20 Facts about Canada

Here are some interesting, random and fun facts about Canada!!

1. Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. It covers a total of 9.984 million square kilometres.

2. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the World combined. There are 3 million likes in Canada if you include the smaller lakes.

3. Canada has 20% of the worlds fresh water supply.

4. Around 90% of Canada‘s land area is uninhabited. To put it into perspective, the country is only a bit larger than its neighbours to the south (USA) but only has 11% of America’s population.

5. Canada has the longest coastline in the world. If you could walk around the entire coastline it would take you 4.5 years. It measures a total of 202,080km

6. Canada lives up to its reputation being the friendliest countries in the world.

7. Canada is the worlds most educated country. At least 56% of the total population has a degree of some sort.

8. Canada is not in 1 time zones but, in 6!! (winter and summer time zones are different)

9. Canada‘s lowest recorded temperature was -63C in 1947.

10. Approximately 90% of Canada’s population live within 100 mile of the USA/Canada border.

11. Canada is home to the polar capital of the world. Churchill, Manitoba a small village on the coast of the Hudson’s Bay.

12. 77% of the maple syrup in the world is made in Quebec, Canada.

13. The USA/Canada border is the longest international border in the world.

14. The word Canada means village in the Iroquoian language.

15. The beaver is Canada's national animal.

16. Canada is home to the Trans-Canada Highway. It is 7,604km long which makes it the longest highway in the world.

17. Canada is the second country to legalise marijuana for both medical and recreational use.

18. Canadians are a huge consumer of Mac and Cheese (Kraft dinner, KD). They eat more of the pasta than any other nation.

19. Canada has the second largest oil reserve in the world directly behind Saudi Arabia.

20. Nearly 20% of Canada's population is immigrants.