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Canada - a vast and diverse country located in North America, known for its stunning natural landscapes, multicultural population, and high quality of life.  Get to know 20 Facts about Canada.

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00:00Canada one of the most respected countries in the world this amazing country of maple syrup moose

00:19hockey and stunning landscapes is filled with interesting things you might not know about

00:24number one the name Canada is derived from the word Canada which means village or settlement

00:33number two approximately 90% of Canada's land area is an inhabited number three Canada span six time

00:44zones due to its vast geographic size number four bottled water has lower quality than tap water

00:51number five beavers are Canada's official animal symbol and are featured on the Canadian five cent

01:00coin number six Canada is considered the most educated country in the world in which more than

01:0750 percent of the population is university educated number seven the post office receives millions of

01:15letters from kids addressed to Santa Claus number eight young Street holds the distinction of being

01:23the world's longest street spanning a remarkable distance of 1896 kilometers number nine Canada

01:32currency has Braille markings on it number 10 Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined

01:41eight hundred and seventy nine thousand eight hundred lakes contains about 62 percent of the world's

01:47lakes all these lakes contain 20 percent all the fresh water on earth number 11 Canada is officially

01:56bilingual with English and French roughly 60 percent of individuals speak English as their native

02:01language while around 20 percent of the populace consider French their mother tongue number 12 roughly

02:1040 percent of Canada's total landmass is covered in forest number 13 in 2005 Canada became the third

02:20country in the world and the third country in America to legalize same-sex marriage number 14

02:27Canada is famous of poutine which consists of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy number 15

02:36Canada is by far the world's biggest producer of maple syrup with Quebec alone contributing approximately 77

02:44percent of the world's supply number 16 Santa Claus is Canadian according to the Canadian immigration

02:53minister perhaps that's the reason why his renowned attire predominantly consists of two colors red and white

03:00both of which happen to be Canada's national colors number 17 Canada is the home to the Trans-Canada Highway

03:09a transcontinental highway system that stretches an incredible 8,030 kilometers through all 10 of Canada's provinces

03:17number 18 at least 35 percent of music broadcast on Canadian radio has to be Canadian in origin or face the wrath of the law

03:28number 19 Canada has national parks bigger than countries like Albania or Israel

03:36number 20 lowest temperature recorded in Canada was minus 63 Celsius on February 3rd 1957 in the Yukon

03:47Canadians have contributed to a wide range of inventions and innovations across various fields they invested insulin

03:56snow blower basketball blackberry wonder bra paint roller garbage bag peanut butter baggage tag and more so thank you Canada

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