Top 10 Canada Facts That Are Interesting

The northernmost nation in North America is called Canada. It is the second-largest country in the world by total area, barely ahead of China and the United States, with a total area of 9,984,670 square kilometers, trailing only Russia. Toronto is its largest city, and Ottawa serves as its capital. Its official languages are English and French. The official currency is the Canadian dollar ($) (CAD). Its only land neighbor and only country with whom it shares the longest land border is the United States. The country has a low population density. We refer to those who identify with Canada as Canadians. Due to its large immigrant population, the nation is among the most culturally and racially diverse in the world.

1. Canada has been visited by the Vikings. They landed in 1021, more than a millennium before Christopher Columbus. They are thought to have made their home at L’Anse aux Meadows, on Newfoundland’s northern coast, just after Greenland.
2. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Canada was -63.0°C in 1947 in Snag, Yukon. Siberian air stagnated over Canada this winter, leaving Canadians searching for warmth. It was chilly for a week.
3. There are two national sports in Canada. Hockey is the recognised winter sport. Lacrosse is the recognised summer sport. This law was adopted by Parliament in 1994. In Canada today, these sports are very competitive.
4. The fourth-longest highway in the world is in Canada. The 4,860-mile Trans-Canada Highway requires 106 hours of nonstop driving. It began operating in 1971 and runs from east to west through all ten of Canada’s provinces.
5. The record for the most lakes in the world belongs to Canada (totaling 879,800 lakes.) Many of the lakes have not yet been explored or studied. And as the glaciers melt, they are continually altering.
6. The only remaining walled city in North America is Quebec City. They commemorated their 400th anniversary in 2008. Famous author Charles Dickens called Quebec City “the Gibraltar of North America” while he was there.
7. The blind are given braille thanks to Canadian funding. They use colours as well as braille to visually contrast their numerals. The number twenty is green and white. Additionally, each denomination has a distinct hue, which helps people who are partially sighted with contrast.
8. In the late 1800s, a Canadian invented basketball. A graduate student named James Naismith, originally from Ontario in Canada, was charged with creating a game that would keep students interested while also providing them with some indoor exercise.
9. In the 1950s, poutine was created in Quebec. The meal is said to have been created by snack bars all around Quebec. Not until the 1990s did the rest of Canada start eating potatoes with cheese curds and gravy.
10. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are Canadians, as a fun fact. Santa was able to pay his elves in cookies and festive cheer because Canada granted them passports, tax records, and exceptions to the tax rules.