Canada

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Canada is a country located in North America [1]. Its capital is Ottawa [2]. The head of state is Charles III [3][4], and the head of government is Mark Carney [5]. The population was 40.0 million in 2023 [6][7][8][9].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain
mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast
Natural resources
bauxite, iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, uranium, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
People & Society
Religions
Christian 53.3%, Muslim 4.9%, Hindu 2.3%, Sikh 2.1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 0.9%, Traditional (North American Indigenous) 0.2%, other religions and traditional spirituality 0.6%, none 34.6% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution
Independence
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)
National holiday
Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
Legal system
common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$2.341 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$56,700 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
1.5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.4% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 71%, China 5%, UK 3%, Japan 2%, Mexico 2% (2023)
Imports - partners
USA 51%, China 11%, Mexico 6%, Germany 3%, Japan 3% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Canadians[3], English Canadians[4], French Canadians[5], Scottish Canadians[6], Irish Canadians[7], German Canadians[8], Italian Canadians[9], Chinese Canadians[10], First Nations[11], Inuit[12], Belgian Canadians[13], Québécois[14], Abenaki people[15], Atikamekw people[16]
  • Award received: Nansen Refugee Award[17]
  • Country: Canada[18]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[19], Pacific Ocean[20], Arctic Ocean[21], Great Lakes[22], Hudson Bay[23]
  • Head of government: Mark Carney[24]
  • Continent: North America[25]
  • Instance of: Commonwealth realm[26], sovereign state[27], country[28], federation[29]
  • Head of state: Charles III[30]
  • Capital: Ottawa[31]
  • Official language: English[32], French[33]
  • Currency: Canadian dollar[34]
  • Shares border with: United States[35], Saint Pierre and Miquelon[36], Kingdom of Denmark[37], Greenland[38]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .ca[39], .quebec[40]
  • Anthem: O Canada[41]
  • Main regulatory text: Constitution of Canada[42]
  • Item operated: embassy of Canada, The Hague[43]
  • Basic form of government: constitutional monarchy[44], federation[45], parliamentary system[46]
  • Named after: Stadacona[47]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ontario[48], Quebec[49], Nova Scotia[50], New Brunswick[51], Manitoba[52], Newfoundland and Labrador[53], Prince Edward Island[54], Saskatchewan[55], Alberta[56], Yukon[57], Northwest Territories[58], Nunavut[59], British Columbia[60]
  • Flag: flag of Canada[61]
  • Legislative body: Parliament of Canada[62]
  • Executive body: Government of Canada[63]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Canada[64]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Canada[65]

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Canada include Canadian Shield[66], a shield[67]; United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement[68], a trade agreement[69], in Mexico[70]; Canadians[71]; One Canada Square[72]; Red-breasted Nuthatch[73]; Lake Koocanusa[74]; Canada Square[75]; and Canada Park[76].

Why It Matters

Canada has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] Canada is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]

Works attributed to Canada include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[79], a document[80], written by Albania[81]. Entities named for Canada include Canadian Shield[66], a shield[67]; United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement[68], a trade agreement[69], in Mexico[70]; Canadians[71]; One Canada Square[72]; Red-breasted Nuthatch[73]; and Lake Koocanusa[74].

FAQs

What awards did Canada receive?

Honors received include Nansen Refugee Award[17].

References

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [77] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [78] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → Leipzig
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2079, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  2. 16d ago · Landre89 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Estonian subject thesaurus id → 131809
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Estonian subject thesaurus id: 131809, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167985796|Kanada (riik) (#167985796)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6387|Estonian"
  3. 25d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J-global id → 200906045786611920
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 200906045786611920, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262054514|Canada (#262054514)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL techn"
  4. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canada'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Canada'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'le Canada'} +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', '
    Sitelink count → 398
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country: Canada, according to item-requires-statement constraint constraint from Statistics canada geographic code"
  5. 4w ago · Lucivarius · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Motto text → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Keep exploring'}, {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'O Fôr i Fôr'}, {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'A mari usque ad mare'} +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Motto text: "A mari usque ad mare" (latın) Dənizdən dənizə qədər"
  6. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000541
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  7. 6w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dagens nyheter topic id → kanada
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Dagens nyheter topic id: kanada, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/22881756|Kanada (#22881756)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/488|DN topic]] #mix'n'match"
  8. 8w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981061952611206706
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Cantic id: 981061952611206706"
  9. 10w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → canada:Canada, north-america:Canada, countries:Canada +10
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Canada, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/f2e06249ff32|details]])"
  10. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Brockhaus enzyklopädie online id → kanada, canada
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Brockhaus enzyklopädie online id: canada, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83422187|Canada (#83422187)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3006|Brockhaus Enzy"
  11. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → En-ca-Canada.ogg, Lb-Kanada.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Canada.wav +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Kanada.wav"
  12. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 61.0667, 'lon': -107.9917}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coordinates of geographic center: 61°4'0.1"N, 107°59'30.1"W"
  13. 12w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demonym → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canadian'}, {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Kanadyjczyk'}, {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Kanadyjka'} +72
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Idref id: 026363399"
  14. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → En-ca-Canada.ogg, Lb-Kanada.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Canada.wav +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Canada.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  15. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Oldo Hlaváček
    Global anabaptist mennonite encyclopedia online id → Canada
    Logo image → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q27014, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  16. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3Gi3Vr
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  17. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fallout wiki id → Canada
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fallout wiki id: Canada, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294252124|Canada (#294252124)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8063|Fallout Wiki articles]] #"
  18. 17w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 027250679, 026363399
    Icannwiki page id → Canada
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: Canada, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294322833|Canada (#294322833)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'match"
  19. 17w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-xTtQ-M6q6-jw9i
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Idref id: 027250679"
  20. 18w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Canada
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Canada, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293242474|Canada (#293242474)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|Giant Bomb Wiki"
  21. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 11933413n
    Svkkl authority id → g0001611-Kanada
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0001611-Kanada, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  22. 22w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → canada
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: canada, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289922202|canada (#289922202)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  23. 23w ago · Arctic.gnome · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Located in time zone → Newfoundland Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, UTC−04:00 +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Located in time zone: UTC−06:00"
  24. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → canad01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dbnl country id: canad01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  25. 24w ago · DutchTreat · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → canada:Canada, north-america:Canada, countries:Canada +10
    Termdat concept id → 109395
    Participant in → Pacific War, Second Boer War, International Space Station
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Termdat concept id: 109395, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262374935|Canada (#262374935)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7509|TERMDAT concept]] #mix'n"
  26. 25w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → canada:Canada, north-america:Canada, countries:Canada +10
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Fandom article id: cities;Canada"
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