Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the world"s 24 time areas.
The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa. There are two official languages, French and English. The first travellers arrived from England in 1497. Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534. For two centuries English and French settlers struggled against each other to control the country. Today, one province of Canada is French-speaking. The TV and radio programmes there are in French. There are French restaurants, and all the teaching in schools is done in French.
Canada has one third of the world"s supply of fresh water. There are five great lakes in the south, and there are many others, especially in the north. Most of the electricity is produced by water. The country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for energy.
Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all over the world. Canada is also the world"s biggest producer of the kind of paper which is used for newspapers. Fishing is also very important for Canadians. Fish from the east and west coasts is sold to many other countries.
Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the world"s 24 time areas.
加拿大是世界上佔地面積第2的國家。面積比美國大，並且領土的延伸接近地球赤道的4分之1。從東部到南部的距離超過5500千米。並且加拿大覆蓋了世界上24個時區中的6個。
The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa. There are two official languages, French and English. The first travellers arrived from England in 1497. Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534. For two centuries English and French settlers struggled against each other to control the country. Today, one province of Canada is French-speaking. The TV and radio programmes there are in French. There are French restaurants, and all the teaching in schools is done in French.
加拿大的人口總數約為2900萬，首都為渥太華。其官方語言有2種，法語和英語。1497年，從英格蘭來的首批移居者（拓荒者）來到了這兒，1534年，從法國來的移居者也到達此地。這來自兩個國家的移居者為了成為這塊土地的主宰者而互相征戰。今天，加拿大有一個說發語的省，電視和收音機裡節目都是用法語播放的。這兒有法國參觀，所有的學校的教學都採用法語進行。
Canada has one third of the world"s supply of fresh water. There are five great lakes in the south, and there are many others, especially in the north. Most of the electricity is produced by water. The country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for energy.
加拿大擁有世界淡水資源的3分之1。在加拿大的南面有5大名湖。
並且在其他地方，尤其是在北部，還有許多湖。加拿大主要是考水力發電。它擁有大量的煤，石油，天然氣資源。這些都是完全可以作為能源來利用開發。
Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all over the world. Canada is also the world"s biggest producer of the kind of paper which is used for newspapers. Fishing is also very important for Canadians. Fish from the east and west coasts is sold to many other countries.
加拿大的大部分面積被森林覆蓋，砍下來的木材被運往世界各地。加拿大還是世界上供應制作報紙所需紙張的最大的供應者。
漁業在加拿大也是非常重要的。來自東部和西部海岸的魚被銷售往世界其他國家。