Canada Info-Interesting facts
Did you know??? Canada ... Is the 2nd largest country in the world, 9,971,000km of land Is the 9th biggest economy of the world Is the 5th largest energy producer Is the 8th biggest trader Has the 4th lowest population density in the world Housing-related spending in 2006 accounted for just under one-fifth of total economic activity in Canada at $275 billion dollars Has the world’s longest coastline Has more lakes than the rest of the world combined (approx. 2 million) Has nearly one quarter of all fresh water in the world Has one tenth of the world’s forests Comes from the Native Indian word ‘kanata’ meaning ‘village’ Is home to over 1 million aboriginal people Has the longest national highway in the world (Trans-Canada Highway) Is the home of such great inventions as: basketball, the electric light bulb, standard time, the television, telephone and zipper! Has 6 time zones The national motto is: ‘From sea to sea’