Canada is a huge country, a fair part of the area of which lies in a strip of too harsh climate to be inhabited. This partly makes her related to Russia — the same taiga, permafrost and bears… Although, of course, Canada has much more to offer with its nearest neighbor — United States.
Interesting facts about Canada
- Among all the countries of the world in terms of area, Canada is second only to Russia. The Canadian territory is spread over 10 million square kilometers.
- The name “Canada” in the language of the Indians who inhabited this area means “village” or “settlement”.
- The true discoverers of these lands among Europeans were the Vikings, who visited these lands as early as the 10th century.
- The state motto of Canada is “From sea to sea”.
- The length of the coastline of this country is 202 thousands of kilometers, making it the longest in the world.
- Canada — albeit a large, but sparsely populated state. There are only 3.5 people per square kilometer of its territory.
- Canadians invented the snowmobile, television, electron microscope, insulin, telephone, kerosene and many other irreplaceable things.
- Toronto has more universities than in any other city on the planet.
- In the province of Ontario, two kilometers underground, there is the world’s deepest scientific laboratory.
- Canada is considered the birthplace of the most popular sport – ice hockey. The Canadian team was so strong that in 1930 they did not participate in any qualifying match of the world championship, automatically reaching the final. The rivals had nothing to oppose the Canadians, and they easily won the world title.
- It is believed that Canadian banknotes smell of maple syrup (the recipe for this delicacy was developed in Canada).
- Every Canadian can count on a letter back from Santa Claus – thousands of mail carriers and volunteers write answers to more than 10,000 letters from Canadians addressed to the Christmas magician every year.
- In 1947, Canadian children staged a massive protest over increase in the price of sweets and chocolates.
- Canada has been recognized several times as the country with the best living conditions among all the countries of the planet.
- Canadian enthusiasts erected a special UFO landing site.
- Here is about half of the world’s bitumen needed to create asphalt.
- Scientists have counted almost 2.5 million deer in Canada, about 55,000 species of insects and 15.5 thousand polar bears (interesting facts about deer).
- To import alcohol from one Canadian province to another, you need to get an official permission.
- The most common surname among Canadians is Lee.
- Canada is a country of immigrants. One in five of its inhabitants was not born on Canadian territory.
- There are more lakes in Canada than in all the other states of the Earth combined (interesting facts about lakes).
- In Canada every year there are about 250 road accidents caused by moose.
- Another Kanaeta record is due to local beavers, who dammed the river with a dam 850 meters long. This achievement has not yet been surpassed by animals in any country in the world.
- Tens of thousands of snakes gather near Winnipeg during the mating season.
- Canada has more donut establishments per capita, than in any other country in the world.