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Country: Canada (Canada)Independence Day: July 1 (1867)National Day: July 1 (1867)Flag: a horizontal rectangle, the length and width ratio of 2:1.For the white flag of the middle square, with an angle of 11 red maple leaves; equal on both sides of the two vertical red rectangle.White square on behalf of Canada's vast territory, much of Canada's land area in the annual snow period of more than 100 days, it said white; two red vertical rectangle representing the Pacific and Atlantic, the Canadian west by the Pacific Ocean, east Atlantic; Red Maple Leaf on behalf of all the people of Canada, Canada has been called the "Maple Leaf's" reputation, Maple is the country of the tree, Maple Leaf is Canada's national symbol.National Emblem: 1921 enactment of shield-shaped logo for the middle and lower face shield for a three Maple Leaf; AP top 40 were the case: three golden lions, a tower of the Red Lion, a harp and three lily, Were symbolic in the history of Canada and England, Scotland, Ireland and the links between France.A shield emblem on a red lion holding a Maple Leaf, is a national symbol of Canada, said Canada during the First World War in memory of the victims.Lions on for a golden crown, the symbol of the British Queen as Canada's head of state.The left of the lion holding a shield-shaped side of the flag of the United Kingdom, the right side of the French Licorne held the lily Citigroup.At the bottom of the Shoudai on using English words "from the ocean to ocean," said Canada's geographic location - west by the Pacific Ocean, east Atlantic.National Anthem: Canada's national anthem by the card of Shalawalei composer, lyricist Tyre Beixi Lu Duoer Fu Ah, the first concert in 1880.Only the lyrics of the national anthems of the original French, 1908, Robert stanleyville wrote the English words.July 1, 1980 the Government of Canada announced the "ah, Canada," as the official national anthem, and in the capital Ottawa held a naming ceremony for the national anthem.Therefore, the Canadian national anthem in English and French lyrics.Canada's Chinese and English lyrics of the effect that:O Canada! Our home and native land!True patriot love in all thy sons command.With glowing hearts, we see thee rise,The True North strong and free!From far and wide, O Canada,We stand on guard for thee.www.la-chine.comGod keeps our land glorious and free!O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.Ah, Canada!Our country, our home!Your child is full of love for you!Keke flashes Staring at the hearts of children with deep feeling,That a strong freedom of the North!Ah, Canada!Wherever you may be,We have to defend you.God to make our motherland's freedom brilliant!Ah, Canada!We defend you!State tree: Maple, Canada has been called the "Maple Leaf" reputation.State politicians: Governor Mitchell let (Michaelle Jean), 2005年9月serve a term of five years; Prime Minister 斯蒂芬哈珀(Stephen Harper), 2006年1 he was elected and sworn in February.Physical Geography: an area of 9984670 square kilometers, ranking second in the world.Located in the northern part of North America (except ⒗ through Ku Ying-Ju Yun and Guo Yu Ji Xian Belcher argon roasted You Mody loopholes Yan tablets 6 Qiu Da Tiexi Martingale Indica exempted Gou Xi pit stop on North tablets stupid survey frog N Martingale Bailey prion stop Mo Koo and Osmunda japonica ⒗ particularly by the collapse the first Bi Yu Jiao Yi kwai of Ji Yun Chi : 0 broken glass thanks toぃJi Hui Fu beak Divisional 6 Course Yu Zeng Zhiyan pit-stop Mrs Lai prion thumb Mie fadedダspit attitude ditch She dedicated breaking the stems N Tartar ah Choi Chu-Xia-class Magenta Kok Chi Qiang You Mody higher Gang Mu She Law Wei Zheng Yi Rockies 0 Aiaiaozi Chu Wei Yun dilute a group lesson Ben dry sea Li Teng Yu Zeng Delocalization V-threatening lesson are W-gang-piperaquine hinge Dan play Hemerocallis flava Tartar Kang Mu Wu Zhi 0 joint task Tam Tam stems pump live <You Mody sheath Zi Lan Tuan Gao shrimp vinegar嗟tomb arc suppression R larva Effects Tanning Valerian Postscript Peng Yu yo litter value She Ge Shi called halo Lu guanidine time Jie 6 Branch margin of law by stopping larva-hand school Tartar Branch vermiculite Xi Lu faded generation lesson υ Jie 1 Ben drought Zhangzhou-Xuan Hoi Ha !? IMG src = "http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/19/xinsrc_4020203051450500199312.gif" border = 0> Canada in the winter where »Maple in Canada and more, every fall, the Maple Leaf or Manshanbianye was orange, or significant Yanhong, like piles of burning campfire, Canada, "Maple Leaf country" reputation.Canada's Maple Leaf flag on behalf of the Canadian Maple Leaf on the favorite.Population: 32270500 (July 1, 2005).Of these, 42 per cent of British residents, French residents accounted for about 26.7 percent, other 13 per cent of European descent, indigenous peoples (Indians, Inuit and Abulimiti) or about 3 percent and the rest of Asia , The Latin American, African descent, and so on.Canada, the ethnic population which accounts for 3.5% of the total population, to become Canada's largest ethnic minority, whites and indigenous people outside the largest ethnic.Chinese ethnic population is 25 percent of people born in Canada, most of the rest from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.English and French are both official languages.Catholic residents in the accounting for 47.3 percent, Protestant Christians account for 41.2 percent.Capital: Ottawa (Ottawa), is located in the Province of Ontario.Metropolitan area (including the Ottawa, Ontario, Quebec, the Hull City and its surrounding towns) Population 1128900 (2002), covering 4,662 square kilometers.Major cities: Toronto, Vancouver.Administrative divisions: 10 provinces at the national and three regional.10 provinces are: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland - Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island Province, Quebec, Saskatchewan.Three regions: the northwest region, Yukon and Nunavut region.Provinces with the provincial government and the provincial council elections.Nunavut region is April 1, 1999 formally established by the Inuit people to manage.Canada CapitolA brief history: the word Canada to Huron - easy Luokui language, which means "villages, small rooms or sheds."1435 French explorer Kadi Ai this and asked the Indian name here, chiefs: "Canada", meaning the nearby villages.Kadi Ai mistakenly believe that means the whole region, then called from Canada.Another argument is that in 1500 the Portuguese explorer科尔特雷尔this, to see a desolate, it said Canada!Means "What is not here."Indians and Inuit (Eskimos) is Canada's oldest residents.From 16th century onwards, Canada become law, the British colony.For the period 1756-1763, Britain, Canada, the outbreak of the "seven years of war," the French defeat, will be ceded to the British colony.1848 British North American colonies to set up a self-government.July 1, 1867, the British Parliament passed the "British North America Act," the Canadian provinces, New Brunswick and Nuowasike homes in the merger as a Federation, the United Kingdom to become the first of a self-governing, self-governing Canada said.After the 1870 to 1949, other provinces have also joined Federation.1926 British recognition of Canada's "equal status" in Canada to receive diplomatic independence.1931, Canada became the Commonwealth member countries, its Parliament also has been equal with the legislative power of the British Parliament.Bloc Quebecois party in 1967 set forth requirements for the independence of Quebec, in 1976 the party won the election in the province.1980 on the independence of Quebec held a referendum, the results of most opponents, but the issue has not been a final settlement.March 1982, the United Kingdom through the Senate and the House, "the Canadian Constitution Act," April bill approved by the Queen of the entry into force, Canada from the legislative and constitutional amendment was all the power.Canadian Prime Minister on the "poll tax" a formal apology to the Chinese Canadian Chinese comments "poll tax" vindicated: belated but necessary apologyCanadian female soldierPolitics: Canada has yet to complete a constitution, mainly from the different historical periods by the Constitution posed by the bill, including 1867 in the British Parliament passed the "British North America Act," in 1867 -1975, through the amendment to the Constitution And 1982 in the Canadian Parliament passed the "1982 Constitution Act."Under the Constitution, the federal parliamentary system in Canada, the British Queen as head of state, Queen control by the Governor on behalf of the state executive power.Order by the Prime Minister to the Governor, the Queen appointed.Federal Parliament is the highest national authority and legislative bodies, composed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill by the Governor after the signing into law.Governor has the power to convene and dissolve the parliament.Government to the cabinet system, is the executive body.By a majority of seats in the House of Representatives of political parties form a cabinet, its leaders as the premier, leading the cabinet.Canadian Governor -Canada ButchartEconomy: Western Canada is one of the seven major industrialized countries, manufacturing and high-tech industries in more developed, industrial resources, primary industry and agriculture are also the main pillars of the national economy.Canada to the founding of trade, foreign investment, foreign trade dependence on great.Canada is vast in territory, forests, minerals, energy and other resource-rich.There are more than 60 kinds of minerals, including nickel, zinc, platinum, asbestos output ranked first in the world, uranium, gold, cadmium, bismuth, gypsum ranked second in the world.Copper, iron, lead, potassium, sulfur, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, and other rich production.A Bota province rich in oil sands, the exploitation of reserves of 4,000 million barrels, the country's total oil production of 17 percent, Xinkelude oilfield, the world's largest oil sands mining.Proved crude oil reserves of 80 billion barrels.Abundant forest resources, covering 4.4 million square kilometers, timber-producing forests area of 2.86 million square kilometers, respectively, the country's total land area of 44% and 29% of the total timber reserves to 17.23 billion cubic meters.Large number of annual exports of wood, newsprint and fiberboard.The oil industry, metal smelting, paper-based, mainly wheat to agriculture, the main planting of wheat, barley, flax, oats, canola, corn and other crops.Arable land area of about 16 percent of the total land area, which has been cultivated land area of about 68 million hectares, the country's total land area of eight percent.Canadian territory in the area of 890,000 square kilometers of water from the coverage of the world's fresh water resources of nine percent.The fishing industry is well-developed, 75 percent of the exports of fisheries products, is the world's largest exporters of fish products.Canadian tourism industry is well developed in the world tourism revenues in the country with the highest ranked ninth.Canadian dollarsPress and Publications: A total of 110 daily newspapers, the major English-language newspaper "Toronto Star"; two national daily "Globe and Mail," "National Post"; major French newspaper "Daily Montreal."There are 1,300 kinds of magazines, mainly magazine "Maikelinsi," Newsweek.Main News Agency of Canada news agency, from 110 daily newspapers jointly owned, was founded in 1917.There is also the Southam Associated Press and other news agencies and Canada.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a major plus the state-run national radio and television broadcasting company, established in 1936 by the British, the French national radio, coverage of the country's population of 99.4 percent, the company's international radio stations in 1945 The establishment, including Mandarin, with the 11 languages broadcast.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station owned by the 31 television stations composed of British and French television networks, coverage of the country's population of 99.2%.In addition, the main private television Canada television (of the national television station broadcasting in English), Universal Television (of the regional English TV) and the Four Seasons television (of the regional French television).Foreign Affairs: Canada to safeguarding world peace and national security and promote economic development in the global context of promoting democracy and respect for human rights, advocacy and cultural values at the top of its foreign policy.The United States is Canada's main allies, the close relationship the two countries, plus the previous government regarded relations with the United States put in its foreign policy priority.Relations with China: Sino-Canadian friendship between the two peoples date back to ancient times.According to historical records, Canada and China trade began in 1780, to the late 18th century, the Silk Guangzhou, Hangzhou and the Jingdezhen porcelain tea sold on the Canadian, British Columbia, the fur and timber distribution in China also.China's democratic revolution pioneer Dr. Sun Yat-sen visited three times in Vancouver, Canada.Canadian assistance to the Chinese anti-Japanese fighters in the great internationalist doctor Norman Bethune led a medical team arrived in China in 1938, the front-line anti-Japanese struggle for the liberation of the Chinese people contributed their precious lives.Since October 13, 1970, in the two countries since they established diplomatic relations.Bilateral relations have developed smoothly and friendly exchanges frequent economic and trade developed rapidly.October 2003, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien invited an official visit to China.December 2003, Premier Wen Jiabao on an official visit to Canada.January 2005, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin an official visit to China, the two countries issued a joint statement.September 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao on a state visit to Canada, this is a Chinese head of state for eight years first visit to Canada.According to Chinese Customs statistics, bilateral trade between China and Canada in 2004 amounted to 15.51 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 55 percent.As of December 2004, Canadian direct investment projects in China amounted to more than 7900, the amount of agreed investment over 140 billion dollars, the actual investment of about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars.China increases investment in the project has reached 173, the investment amounted to 467 million U.S. dollars.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/19/content_447792.htm
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