Population: 37,7 million (2020)

Language: English & French (official)

Total Area: 9,984,670 km2

Coastline: 202,080 km

Time Zone: UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone – Toronto) | Note: Canada is divided into 6 different time zones – from UTC-8 to UTC-3.5)

 Ethnic Groups: Canadian 32.2% | English 19.8% | French 15.5% | Scottish 14.4% | Irish 13.8% | German 9.8% | Italian 4.5% | Chinese 4.5% | American Indian 4.2% | Others 50.9% (2011 est)

Legal System: Common Law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails

Capital: Ottawa

Largest Cities: Toronto (population: 6.196 million) | Montreal (population: 4.220 million) | Vancouver (population: 2.581 million) | Calgary (population: 1.547 million) | Ottawa (population: 1.393 million) | Edmonton (population: 1.461 million)

Government Type: federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Julie Payette (since October 2, 2017)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (since November 2019)