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Official Name:Canada
Capital : Ottawa

Area : 9,976,140 square kilometres (3,851,809 square miles)

Major cities (Population)
Toronto 4,483,000 (1995)
Montréal 3,320,000 (1995)
Vancouver 1,602,502 (1991)
Ottawa 1,057,000 (1995)
Calgary 710,677 (1991)
Winnipeg 652,354 (1991)
Edmonton 616,741 (1991)
Hamilton 318,499 (1991)
London 303,165 (1991)
Kitchener 168,282 (1991)
Québec 167,517 (1991)
Saint Catharines 129,300 (1991)
Halifax 114,455 (1991)

Type of government : Confederation with parliamentary democracy

Independence : 1 July 1867 (from the United Kingdom)

Constitution : Amended British North America Act 1867; obtained the right to amend the constitution 17 April 1982; charter of rights and unwritten customs.

Voting Rights : Universal at age 18