Презентация на тему Canada

known as the Maple Leaf and l'Unifolié (French for

"the one-leafed"), is a flag consisting of a red field with a white square at its centre, in the middle of which is featured a stylized, 11-pointed, red maple leaf. Adopted in 1965 to replace the Union Flag.

of Canada. The lyrics were originally in French and

translated into English in 1906. Robert Stanley Weir wrote in 1908 another English version, which is the official and most popular version, one that is not a literal translation of the French. "O Canada" had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming Canada's national anthem in 1980.

Sea to Sea; French: D'un océan à l'autre) is the Canadian national motto. The

phrase comes from the Latin Vulgate translation of Psalm 72:8 in the Holy Bible, which reads "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" (King James Bible: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth").

a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its

head of state. The country is officially bilingual at the federal level. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations. Its advanced economy is one of the largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed trade networks.

America, sharing land borders with the contiguous United States

to the south and the US state of Alaska to the northwest. By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth.

English and French have equal status in federal courts,

Parliament, and in all federal institutions. Approximately 98 percent of Canadians speak English or French: 57.8 percent speak English only, 22.1 percent speak French only, and 17.4 percent speak both. In 2011, nearly 6.8 million Canadians listed a non-official language as their mother tongue.