30% are French Canadians. Both English and French are the official languages of Canada.

The federal capital is Ottawa. The largest cities are Toronto and Montreal (about 3 million). They are followed by Vancouver, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary (over 1 million), etc.

National Economy:

Canada is a highly developed industrial and agrarian country: industry accounts for 80% of her national product. At the same time agriculture plays a very important role. The main industries are: Wood and paper industry, food industry, mining.

Agriculture is highly productive with a high grade of mechanization. The western prairies (in the provinces Manitoba and Saskatchewan) are the basic agricultural area. After the U.S.A, Canada is the largest wheat producer.

The system of Government:

Canada is a federation of ten provinces. There is a Federal government for the whole of Canada, and provincial Governments in each of the provinces.

The Federal Parliament consists of two Houses, the House of Commons and the Senate. The seat of the FP is Ottawa.

The executive power is in the hands of the Queen of England, represented by the General Governor. But the actual head of the executive is the Canadian Prime Minister who selects his own Cabinet.

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