Capital: Ottawa Currency: Canadian Dollar Languages: English,French Time: GMT -3½ to -8 (currently 20:41) Dialing Code: +1 Top Level Domain .ca Drive on the: Right Last reviewed: 20-October-2006 Buy D K Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada by Phil Lee and Paul Waters from amazon.co.uk

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Nahanni National Park Dinosaur Provincial Park Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump SGang Gwaay Wood Buffalo National Park Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Historic District of Old Québec Gros Morne National Park Old Town Lunenburg Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Miguasha National Park

The second largest country in the world was colonized by the British and French and although the French eventually lost control there influence is still seen to day where many speak french as their first language.

It has a diverse landscape with the flat plains in the South (larger in area than those of its smaller southern neighbour) and the high Rockies in the West. The country stretches northwards into the high artic with its tundra eventually giving way to permanent ice and snow cover.

Despite its size Canada is not heavily populated and its vast interior still represents an adventure to explore.