加拿大是位于北美洲北部的北美海陸兼?zhèn)鋰?guó),東臨大西洋,西瀕太平洋,西北部鄰美國(guó)阿拉斯加州,南接美國(guó)本土。
Canada is a land and sea country in North America. It is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean in the East, the Pacific Ocean in the west, Alaska in the northwest and the United States in the south.國(guó)土面積998萬(wàn)平方千米,居世界第二位,氣候大部分為副極地大陸性氣候和溫帶大陸性濕潤(rùn)氣候。It covers an area of 9.98 million square kilometers, ranking second in the world. Most of the climate is sub polar continental climate and temperate continental humid climate.截至2019年11月,加拿大共設(shè)10省3地區(qū),首都為渥太華。As of November 2019, Canada has 10 provinces and 3 regions, with Ottawa as its capital.截至2018年末,加拿大人口為3705.7765萬(wàn)人。By the end of 2018, the population of Canada was 37057765.加拿大原為印第安人與因紐特人的居住地。
16世紀(jì)后,法國(guó)和英國(guó)殖民者先后侵入;1763年淪為英國(guó)殖民地。Canada used to be the residence of Indians and Inuit. After the 16th century, French and British colonists invaded successively, and became a British colony in 1763.1867年成為英國(guó)自治領(lǐng)。
1926年英國(guó)承認(rèn)其"平等地位",獲得外交獨(dú)立權(quán)。It became a British dominion in 1867. In 1926, Britain recognized its "equal status" and gained diplomatic independence