Canada is a country which is located in North America continent and surrounded by:
- United States of America from the south.
- Atlantic ocean from the east.
- Pacific ocean from the wast.
Canada has a very large area as it's considered the second country in the world by area and Canada is the largest city in the world bordering only one city"USA in the south as we said earlier".
In the past Canada was a British colony and gained it's independence"Freedom" in 1867, since that time Canada became a very large country both in economic and technology.what a big effort?
Today Canada:
- ranks third in the world oil reserves.
- The sixth largest producer of oil.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the 4th largest city in Canada by volume.
The name Ottawa is derived from the word Odawa, a word from the Algonquin language, the indigenous people of the North American continent, meaning "trade".
Ottawa is one of the most developed cities in the world economically and technologically.
In 1900 Ottawa employed about 300 persons in the government sector and this number increases with time until it became 40,000 persons in the government sector in the mid 20th century.
Today, Ottawa is characterized by its safety and low crime rate and have a population of 994,837 in 2017.
Geography
The city of Ottawa is located in:
- East of Canada.
- East of Ontario.
- The southern bank of the Ottawa river.
- The city of Ottawa is 2.779 km 2 area.
- Includes areas such as Kanta, Rock Cliff, Nippan, Vanier, Orleans and Gloucester.
- Between the longitude of °25 ° 45 north.
- Between the latitude of ′41 ° 75. East.
Landmarks
- parliament building
- Rideau Channel
- Beward Market
Ottawa has a humid continental climate, with freezing winters and warm summers.
