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We had “Lunch time seminar in English” at the World Plaza on May 8. Hana-san, CIR of Saga Prefecture Government International Affairs Division, explained to us about “How well do you know Canada?”



How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?



The answer is 13 provinces and territories.

Bilingual Canada



The official languages of Canada are English and French, which "have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada" according to Canada's constitution.

What are National sports of Canada?



Ice hockey is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Native American origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport.

How many of Japan can fit into Canada?



Please count the number in the upper PPT.

How many people are living in Canada?



　　　　Left:Canada 　　　　 Right:Japan

Did you know that there is a desert in Canada?



Osoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia near the border with Washington State. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language



The Canada–United States border



The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest international border in the world shared between the same pair of countries.



The terrestrial boundary is 8,891 kilometers long. It is Canada's only land border, and Canada is by far the largest nation having a land border with only one country.



Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls forms the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York, also forming the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.



The falls are located 27 km north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 121 km south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.



The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen Elizabeth II, who as sovereign is shared equally with fifteen other countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, all being independent and the monarchy of each legally distinct. For Canada, the monarch is officially titled Queen of Canada, and she, her consort, and other members of the Canadian Royal Family undertake various public and private functions across the country and on its behalf abroad.



Stephen Joseph Harper, PC MP (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election.



A.A. Milne started to write a series of books about Winnie the Pooh, his son Christopher Robin, and their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. These other characters, such as Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga and Roo were also based on stuffed animals belonging to Christopher Robin.



A lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named it 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' for short. He formally presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where he became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.



Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species.



In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in the spring. Maple trees can be tapped by boring holes into their trunks and collecting the exuded sap. The sap is processed by heating to evaporate much of the water, leaving the concentrated syrup.





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