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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline. Its border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of 40 million people, the vast majority residing south of the 55th parallel in urban areas. Canada's capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom, highlighted by the Statute of Westminster, 1931, and culminating in the Canada Act 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition. The country's head of government is the prime minister, who holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected House of Commons and is "called upon" by the governor general, representing the monarch of Canada, the head of state. The country is a Commonwealth realm and is officially bilingual (English and French) in the federal jurisdiction. It is very highly ranked in international measurements of government transparency, quality of life, economic competitiveness, innovation, education and gender equality. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its history, economy, and culture. A developed country, Canada has a high nominal per capita income globally and its advanced economy ranks among the largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. Canada is recognized as a middle power for its role in international affairs, with a tendency to pursue multilateral solutions. Canada's peacekeeping role during the 20th century has had a significant influence on its global image. Canada is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Peter Lee's Notes from the Field
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Grave Goods
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Les Insurgés
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Canada
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The Lost Hero
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Il gioco dei fantasmi
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Il segreto del Grace College
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Adventures in Solitude
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Burning Down the House (book)
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Before Green Gables
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Bones to Ashes
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Fallout
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Always Fresh
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Ice Trap
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Choosing his Coffin
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Haunted Canada: True Ghost Stories
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Simple Recipes
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And a body to remember with
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Such Melodious Racket: The Lost History of Jazz in Canada, 1914-1949
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Le Murmure des grands arbres
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Barney's Version
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1967: The Last Good Year
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Petit Homme
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Italian Women and Other Tragedies
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Open Secrets
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Fathers and Crows
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Black Robe
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The Discovery of Slowness
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Dreamspeaker
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Dance of the Happy Shades And Other Stories
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Kanada pachnąca żywicą
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Anne of Avonlea
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- American Notes
- Kanada pachnąca żywicą
- Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska
- Bande de colons
- Royal Victoria Cook Book
- La Tresse
- Breach of trust, breach of faith : child sexual abuse in the Church and society : materials for discussion groups
- René.e aux bois dormants
- Père et fils à vélo-tandem
- Zu Hause in der Yukon-Wildnis
- Abenteuer im Yukon Land
- Alaska Highway
Editions published in Canada 2
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