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Which country does Canada belong to?

Canada itself is a country, located in the northernmost part of North America, one of the Commonwealth countries, known as the "Maple Leaf Country", with Ottawa as its capital.

Canada has a land area of 9,984,670 square kilometers, ranking second in the world, and its population is mainly concentrated along the southern Great Lakes. Famous cities include Toronto and Vancouver. The official languages are English and French, and it is a typical bilingual country.

Canada is a highly developed capitalist country. Because of its rich natural resources and highly developed science and technology, it has become one of the countries with the highest living standard, the richest society and the most developed economy in the world. Canada is also one of the largest and most important diamond producers in the world.

Canada's national flag is rectangular with an aspect ratio of 2. 1. The national flag consists of red and white from left to right. The red on both sides represents the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and the white square symbolizes the vast territory of Canada.

There is a red maple leaf in the middle with 1 1 corner, and 1 1 corner represents seven provinces and four autonomous prefectures in Canada. Maple is the national tree of Canada and a symbol of the Canadian nation.

The flag of Canada is as follows:

The following figure shows the national territory of Canada:

Extended Information Canada is known as the "Maple Leaf Country". All provinces in Canada have provincial flowers and some have provincial trees, but they have not determined the national flower and national tree. In fact, maple and maple leaves have always been regarded by the Canadian people as national trees and flowers, and have become symbols of Canada's country and nation.

Canada's national anthem is "Oh! Canada, composed by Kalixa Lavallée and Adolph-Basile Louthier, first sang in 1880. The lyrics of the national anthem were originally only in French.

1908, Robert Stanley Weil wrote English lyrics. On July 1980, the Canadian government announced "Oh! Canada is the official national anthem, and the naming ceremony of the national anthem was held in Ottawa, the capital. So Canada's national anthem has English and French lyrics. God Save the Queen is the national anthem of Britain and the Commonwealth.