Canada

NAME: | Canada |
LOCATION: | North America & The Caribbean |
GOVERNMENT:   | Constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: | English(official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% |
MAJOR RELIGION(S):  | Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), otherChristian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none |
MAJOR ETHNICGROUPS: | British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African,Arab 6%, mixed background 26%. |
Canada is a country built upon the many qualities of its people in combination with the natural landscape of geography. Many of the great stories which can be toldabout the countries history, heritage and culture are set against the backdrop of giant settings such as the Canadian Shield, the Atlantic Coast, the Rocky Mountains, the Arctic and during the presence ofgiant men and women who shaped events.  
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In Canada there is no official religion and freedom of religion is enshrined in the country's laws.Some Religions: BahaiFaith,Christianity, Islam,Judaism,HinduismBuddhism,Jainism, Sikhism.

  Canadian Holidays include Victoria Day, Canada Day,August Civic Holiday, Labour Day,Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day and several other listed below. Some of them are International, some of them are Canadian public holidays, and another are statutoryCanadian holidays. 
New Year's Day | January  1 |
Good Friday | March 29 |
Victoria Day
(Monday preceding
May 25) | May 20 |
Canada Day * | July 1 |
Labour Day
(first Monday
of September) |September 2 |
Thanksgiving Day
(second Monday
of October) | October 14 |
Remembrance Day | November 11 |
Christmas | December 25 |
Boxing Day | December 26 |

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