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Atlas of Canada and the World
Maps and more maps
Centre for Topographic Information: natural resources of Canada
http://maps.nrcangc.ca/
Topographical information on Canada
Canada Road Maps
http://www.maps2anywhere.com/Maps/maps_-_canada.htm
Concise Gazetteer of Canada: place names across Canada
The Great Lakes
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakes-atlas/intro.html
An environmental atlas and resource
Canada Map and Place Name Index
http://uk.multimap.com/index/CA.htm
Historical Atlas of Canada
http://mercator.geog.utoronto.ca/hacddp/page1.htm
http://canadaonline.about.com
http://canadaonline.about.com
Origin of the names of the provinces and territories of Canada
Canadian Communities Atlas
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/canada.html
CBC Archives
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/
C.B.C. Archives: relive Canada's history through radio and television
Canada County Atlas
http://digital,library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/default.htm
http://www.cln.org/th emes/famous.html
http://www.cln.org/th emes/famous.html
Famous Canadians
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/
Stats Canada
http://www.kidskonnect.com/Canada/Canada.html
http://www.kidskonnect.com/Canada/Canada.html
Canadian Government
http://tetley.law.mcgill.ca/fun/electionquiz.htm
http://tetley.law.mcgill.ca/fun/electionquiz.htm
ElectionQuiz:test your knowledge
Capital
Ottawa
Population
31,592,805 (July 2001 est.)
Area
9,976,140 sq km, slightly larger than the US
Government
Confederation with parliamentary democracy
Money
Canadian dollar (CAD)
Climate
Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Languages
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
Religions
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%
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