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Title: Canada


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Canada
  • Canada, s history is very exciting. Most experts
    believe that the first people who lived on this
    land came from Asia about 15000 years ago. They
    came over a land bridge that once connected Asia
    and North America.

2
  • Canada gained its independence from Britain in
    1931. During the middle of 20th century,
    hard-working Canadians turned their country into
    an economic giant.

3
  • Today Canada is a leading producer of wheat,
    oats, and barley. Canada is also one of the
    world, s top manufacturing countries, and it is a
    major producer of electric power.

4
  • Now Canada, is the second largest country in the
    world. It, s nearly as big as all of Europe. This
    country shares with the USA seven of the world, s
    largest lakes and also has three of the world, s
    longest rivers.

5
  • The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Toronto and
    Montreal are the largest urban areas.
  • In Canada there are people of many
    nationalities.77 of Canada people live in cities
    or towns.

6
  • There are two official languages in this country,
    English and French. English spoken in Canada is a
    bit different from British English there are
    some pronunciation and grammatical differences.

7
  • The red and white Canadian flag shows a leaf of
    the maple tree, which grows in North America.

8
  • The maple leaf is the official emblem of Canada.
    You can often see it on the back of our famous
    hockey players.
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