What a planet! ~200 countries, ~200 written & ~5,000 spoken languages!
There's a lot to learn about where we live.
Our planet is 4.6 billion years old.
8% of Canada is covered by lakes (around 2 million lakes!). (That's equal to 1/2 the province of Quebec!)
45% of Canada is covered by forests
Canada's Longest River: Mackenzie River 4241 km long.
Canada's Most Important River: St. Lawrence River 3058 km long
Canada's Highest Mountain: Mount Logan 5959 m
Canada's Largest Island: Baffin Island
Canada's Largest Lake: Lake Superior (We share it with the U.S.A. though)
Canada's Deepest Lake: Great Slave Lake (Yukon) - 614m
Canada's Largest Province: Quebec
Canada's Most Populated Province: Ontario
The total length of the Canada-United States boundary is 8, 890 kilometres.
The highest waterfall in Canada is Della Falls, B.C., 440 metres.
~80% of Canadian live in urban centres (cities)
~85% of the population lives within 300 km of our southern border with the U.S.
~25% of Canadians were born outside of Canada
~25% of working Canadians have a university education
Canadians have an average life span of ~79 years. (1 of the top 10 life expectancies in the world)
5% of Canada is farmed
~60% of Canadian electric power is hydro-electricity