Canada is a country occupying the northern portion of North America, and is the world's second largest country in total area.

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magazine article: "Like most people I suppose, I know the USA from watching American films. I think my view of Canada is nearly the same, the only problem is that you can’t see much of Canada in American films." Read article

word game: Canadian English. Match words in Canadian English to their equivalents in British English. Play game

poem: Canada. Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts was the first Canadian to be knighted for his work as a writer. According to one source: "Those of his poetical compositions that are distinctively Canadian are regarded as being specially excellent”. Read poem

cartoon: "What animal is that?" "It's a moose from Canada." "A moose? Och! They must ..." See cartoon

trivia: Number. 800: the number of shops and restaurants in the West Edmonton Mall, in Alberta, Canada. It is the largest shopping centre in the world and also has a dolphin show and the world's largest indoor lake with four working submarines. See more Canada trivia

poll: "What do you most associate with Canada?" See results

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