- “Canada” is an Iroquoian language word meaning “Village.”
- Canada’s official phone number is 1-800-O-CANADA.
- Canada is the second largest country in the world, right after Russia.
- Canada is the World’s Most Educated Country: over half its residents have college degrees.
- Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world’s lakes combined.
- Canada has the largest coastline in the world.
- With 1,896 km (1,178 mi), the Yonge Street in Canada, is the longest street in the world.
- The U.S. / Canada Border is the longest international border in the world and it lacks military defense.
- Canada has the third largest oil reserves of any country in the world.
- Canada (population: 35 million) has fewer people than Tokyo’s metropolitan area.
