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1、IntroductionofCanadaMostpeople'sconceptionofCanadagoeslittlebeyondappreciatingitsvastness,recognisingitsflagandidentifyingafewwell-knownphysicalfeatures.Andwhileit'struethatthemajorityoftravelersareattractedbytheopportunitytoexploreCanada'swildernessareas,naturalwondersandl
2、ow-keyruralcharm,thereisalotmoretoCanadathanmapletrees,NiagaraFallsandwideopenspaces.It'stheedginessbetweenCanada'sindigenous,FrenchandBritishtraditionsthatgivesthenationitscomplexthree-dimensionalcharacter.AddtothisaconstantinfusionofUScultureandaplethoraoftraditionsbrough
3、tfromEurope,AsiaandLatinAmericabymigrants,andyouhaveathrivingmulti-culturalsocietyverymuchintheprocessofformingitsownidentity.ThoseexpectingCanadatobeablandercounterpartofitssouthernneighbourshouldchecktheirpreconceptionsatthedoor-Canada'swildnorthernfrontier,whichhasetched
4、itselfintothenationalpsyche,anditsdistinctpatchworkofpeopleshavecreatedacountrythatisdecidedlydifferenttothatoftheUSA.Fullcountryname:CanadaArea:9,975,000sqkm(3.9millionsqmiles)Population:31,281,000Capitalcity:Ottawa(pop:325,000)People:Britishdescent(40%),Frenchdescent(25%)
5、,Germandescent(3%),aboriginalpeoples(4%),plussignificantminoritiesofItalian,Ukrainian,Dutch,Greek,PolishandChinesedescent.Languages:English,Frenchand53nativelanguagesReligion:PredominantlyCatholicandProtestant,withminoritiesfrommostoftheworld'smajorreligions.Formalreligiond
6、oesnotplayanimportantroleinCanadianlifeGovernment:ParliamentarydemocracyPrimeMinister:JeanChrétienGDP:US$721billionGDPperhead:US$25,000Annualgrowth:1.4%Inflation:1.4%Majorproducts/industries:processedandunprocessedminerals,foodproducts,woodandpaperproducts,transportationequ
7、ipment,chemicals,fishproducts,petroleumandnaturalgasMajortradingpartners:USA,Japan,UK,GermanyandSouthKorea—FromLonelyPlanet
