Canada
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Canada is a country in North America. It's the northernmost in the world and the second largest in area (after Russia). The country is a federation of ten provinces and three territories. Initially constituted through the British North America Act of 1867 and styled the "Dominion of Canada", it is governed as a parliamentary democracy and is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
Canada's official languages are English and French. Its official population estimate is 32.2 million people.
Originally a union of former French and British colonies, Canada is a founding member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and La Francophonie.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, Ontario, the seat of Parliament. Both the Governor General of Canada, who exercises the prerogatives of the head of state (the monarch), and the Prime Minister, who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa. The current Prime Minister is Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party of Canada. Michaëlle Jean is the current Governor General.
Canada is officially bilingual. French is the majority language of Quebec and is widely spoken in New Brunswick and southern Manitoba. English is the majority language elsewhere except in certain communities and in Nunavut, where the majority language is Inuktitut.
