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Canada is a country in North America. It is to the north of the United States. Its land reaches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. The name “Canada” probably comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement. In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told an explorer from France, named Jacques Cartier, about the route to kanata. They were actually referring to the village named Stadacona, which is near present-day City of Québec.

Aboriginal people lived in the places that are now Canada for a long time. In 1537, the French started a colony. The two empires fought several wars. Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with King Charles III as its head of state. By total land and water area, Canada is the second-largest country in the world. It is only smaller than Russia. Canada is made up of ten provinces and three territories.

The provinces are between the 45th and 60th parallels of latitude, and the territories are to the north of the 60th parallel of latitude. Most large cities in Canada are in the southern part of the country, including Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Very few people live in the northern part of Canada. Canada extends from the west coast to the Atlantic provinces. In the north, there are three territories: Yukon in the west, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The geography of Canada is very different in each region.