Canada (Capital: Ottawa)
Recently, Canada faced its second-worst wildfire season on record.
Political Features
- Location: Occupies the northern half of North America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (east), Pacific Ocean (west), and Arctic Ocean (north).
- Neighbors: Shares the world’s longest land border with the United States; maritime borders with France (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) and Denmark (Greenland).
Geographical Features
- Size: World’s second-largest country after Russia.
- Landscape: Includes Arctic tundra, vast boreal forests, Rocky Mountains, and fertile prairies.
- Freshwater: Holds about 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves through its lakes and rivers.
- Great Lakes:The 5 Great Lakes( Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario, and Erie) form a natural boundary between Canada and the United States.
- Of the 5 lakes, only Lake Michigan lies entirely within the US.