Canada: Capital, Flag and Fun Facts

About Canada

Canada is a huge country in the north of North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and up to the Arctic Ocean. It has towering Rocky Mountains, vast forests, prairies and countless lakes. It is known for hockey, maple syrup and wildlife like moose, beavers and polar bears.

About Ottawa

Ottawa sits on the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario, across from Quebec. It is known for the Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal, which in cold winters becomes a long skating rink.

Fun facts about Canada

1. Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area, after Russia.
2. Canada has the longest coastline of any country, touching the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans.
3. Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world.
4. The Bay of Fundy, between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has some of the highest tides in the world.
5. Basketball was invented in 1891 by Canadian-born teacher James Naismith.
6. Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has revealed fossils of dozens of dinosaur species.