Canada
2009-02-12 @ 17:17:35
Hey guys
Today I'm writing about Canada,because I looove this country.I'd like to pass my Matura and study English in Canada-Vancouver.
I'm wrapped out in Canada.
CANADA
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 33 212 696
Area:9 984 670 km2
Currency: CAD (Dollar $)
Largest City:Toronto
Official Languages :English and French
National Holidays:Canada Day -1 July(1867)
It's a country of North America.It's the world's second largest country by total area(Russian is the largest) and borders with the USA to the south and northwest.First settlers in Canada were Noth American Indians.
The name Canada comes from a Iroquoian word kanata and means "village" or "settlement".
In 1535 inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City used it to direct French explorer James Cartier towards the village of Stadacona.Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village, but also the entire area subject to Donnacona (the chief at Stadacona); by 1545, European books and maps had begun referring to this region as Canada
FACTS
*Canada is the only country in the world that borders 3 oceans.
*Basketball,baseball and hockey were all invented by Canada or Canadians.
*Avril Lavigne,Pamela Anderson,Nelly Furtado,Celine Dion are Canadians.
*The tallest free-standing structure in the world is located in Canada(Toronto)
*Canada has the best quality of life in the world after Norway,Iceland and Australia
*The telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell, a Canadian
*Baseball gloves were invented in Canada in 1883
*Canada makes lots of maple syrup
*The Bay of Fundy is the highes tides in the world.
*Canadians don't always say "Eh" or "Zed" or have accents or talk funny
*Vancouver,Canada has the third highest quality of life for any city in the world.
*Wascana park at more than 2300 acres, is one of the largest parks in the world.
PHOTOS
Soon I'll write information about Vancouver :D
Today I'm writing about Canada,because I looove this country.I'd like to pass my Matura and study English in Canada-Vancouver.
I'm wrapped out in Canada.
CANADA
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 33 212 696
Area:9 984 670 km2
Currency: CAD (Dollar $)
Largest City:Toronto
Official Languages :English and French
National Holidays:Canada Day -1 July(1867)
It's a country of North America.It's the world's second largest country by total area(Russian is the largest) and borders with the USA to the south and northwest.First settlers in Canada were Noth American Indians.
The name Canada comes from a Iroquoian word kanata and means "village" or "settlement".
In 1535 inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City used it to direct French explorer James Cartier towards the village of Stadacona.Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village, but also the entire area subject to Donnacona (the chief at Stadacona); by 1545, European books and maps had begun referring to this region as Canada
FACTS
*Canada is the only country in the world that borders 3 oceans.
*Basketball,baseball and hockey were all invented by Canada or Canadians.
*Avril Lavigne,Pamela Anderson,Nelly Furtado,Celine Dion are Canadians.
*The tallest free-standing structure in the world is located in Canada(Toronto)
*Canada has the best quality of life in the world after Norway,Iceland and Australia
*The telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell, a Canadian
*Baseball gloves were invented in Canada in 1883
*Canada makes lots of maple syrup
*The Bay of Fundy is the highes tides in the world.
*Canadians don't always say "Eh" or "Zed" or have accents or talk funny
*Vancouver,Canada has the third highest quality of life for any city in the world.
*Wascana park at more than 2300 acres, is one of the largest parks in the world.
PHOTOS
Soon I'll write information about Vancouver :D