/ Canada covers all of the North American continent to the North of the USAjexcept Alaska and the small French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon near the Atlantic coast. Canada is-washed by three

Canada

/ Canada covers all of the North American continent to the North of the USAjexcept Alaska and the small French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon near the Atlantic coast. Canada is-washed by three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic. The population of Canadaas about 26 million people,,' The coun­try occupies the territory of 9976 thousand square kilometres. The capital of Canada is Ottawa/with a population of more than 300 thousand^people.

3 Canadians are a nation composed of two linguistic and cul­tural groups: French and English. That's why the two official ^: languages of Canada are English and French^The majority of French Canadians live in Quebec. They are keen^oh'preserving their national culture. There is a party in Quebec that insists on separating from Canada and forming an independent state.

There is also a small native population of Indians and Es­kimos, who were the first inhabitants of the American conti­nent.

The interior of the country is a plain. The plain extends from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains'. In the North the plain ends in the islands of the Arctic Ocean, and in the South it continues into the USA and carries on beyond the Missouri River and the Great Lnlces to the Gulf of Mexico.

/ U Canada shares with the USA four of the five Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario, and the fifth lake — Michigan — is entirely on US territory. ^Besides the Great Lakes there are also Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg and many small ones -?The most outstanding sight which attracts tourists from all over the world is the Niagara Falls.

⁶ All parts of the country have cold weather in winter^ The winter in Canada lasts from 4 to 5 months with heavy snow­falls. It rains more in the east and west than in Central Canada.

Canada is a federal state.^The official head of state is the Queen, represented in Canada by the Governor-General.

Canada has a parliament. The Canadian Parliament is made up Cof the House ofCommons and the Senate/^heTeaaer of the ptfFty that wins the largest number of seats in a newly elected House of Commons is asked to form the government.

^Canada consists of ten provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia,- and also the North-West territories and Yukon territory.

Despite its small population Canada₎Jsagreat industrial country, and manufacturing is the forenfost sector of-its economy. Canada is an important producer of oil, gas, pulp, (papetvand eTeclHci^lrom hydroelectric stations. The main in­dustries are food and beverages, transport equipment, textiles, clothing and machinery. Agriculture is also very important for the Canadian economy. Canada traditionally expoi^s^wheSb, oats, sugar beet, soy-beans, tobacco, j>otatoeg/

Canada's largest cities are Vancouver, Edmonton, ReginaN' Winnipeg, Calgary, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Que­bec, Halifax. The main ports are Vancouver, Toronto, Hamil­ton, Montreal, Quebec and Halifax. All the main cities are situated in the south of the country near the USA border.

Answer the questions:

1. Where is Canada situated? 2..What oceans is Canada washed by? 3. What nations are there in the country? Does Canada have national problems?

4.Where are the Great Lakes situated?

5.What other Canadian lakes do you know?

6.Does Canada have a good climate?

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