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Capital Ottawa Population 31,592,805 (July 2001 est.) Area 9,976,140 sq km, slightly larger than the US 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  Government Confederation with parliamentary democracy Money Canadian dollar (CAD) Climate Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north Languages English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%   A Tribute to Canada About Canada Acid Rain Alpine Canada Aquatic Environments Auyuittuq National Park Banff National Park Bank of Canada Bobsleigh Canada British Columbia Archives Canada and Its Provinces Canada Goose Canada High Rises Canada History Canada: Indian Treaties Canada's Environment: Green Lane Canadian Avalanche Association Canadian Battle of Normandy Foundation Canadian Confederation Canadian Constitutional Documents Canadian Hockey Association Cape Breton Scenic Tour CBC4Kids Celebrate Canada Celebrating Women's Achievements Christmas in Canada Classification of Wetlands: Bogs Crop Circle Quest Earth's Beginning and Archean Life Evergreen Project: Taiga Biome Explorer: Sieur de la Salles, Robert Cavalier Facts on Canada First Nation Histories Glenbow Museum: Calgary, Canada Government at a Glance Government of Canada Government of the Northwest Territories Governor General of Canada Great Canadian Ecoventures Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Heroes of Yore and Lore Humane Society of Canada Hurricane Center: Just for Kids Indian and Northern Affairs Info Niagara International Peace Garden Introduction to Ottowa Jasper National Park Klondike Gold Rush Centennial Klondike National Historic Sites Mackenzie River Trip Mummering in Newfoundland, Canada National Anthem National Atlas of Canada National Historic Sites National Library of Canada Native Tribes of the U.S. and Canada Nature of Water New Brunswick and Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia, Canada (government) Nunavut Handbook Oak Island Treasure Origin of Geographical Names Origins of Canada Day Pacific Giant Salamander Parks Canada Virtual Tour Physical Map of Canada Pretty Glacier Pictures Prime Minister of Canada Prime Ministers of Canada Prince Edward Island Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Royal Canadian Mint Scholastic Canada Sirmilik National Park Supreme Court of Canada Team Canada: Women's Hockey The Gallery Toronto Zoo Tour Canada From Space Tourism Niagara Virtual Tours of British Columbia Wanted: Albertosaurus Waterton National Park Weather Office: Canada Weather: Canada What is Curling? Women in Canadian Legislatures World Factbook 2002: Canada Yes Mag: Science Magazine for Kids Youth Millennium Project Yukon Territory Canada Young Commonwealth Zoocheck Canada Zoom School: Canada