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Monday, 19 December 2011

Canada

Contributed by Affan Faisal, Canada


Provinces

Canada is a country in North America. There are ten provinces in Canada. The provinces in Canada are Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British, Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Ottawa, New Found land, and Labrador. 

Provinces meanings

Quebec is derived from an Algonquian word meaning ''where the rivers narrow''. Ontario means ''Beautiful water''. Manitoba's meaning is ''the space where the spirits speaks''.

Populations

The population in 2001 in Canada was 1,107,000. The population in  2002 was 31,414,000.