| Country Name | Canada |
| Full Country Name | none |
| Etymology- history of name | the country name likely derives from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word "kanata" meaning village or settlement |
| Government Type | federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution |
| Capital Name | Ottawa |
| Capital - geographic coordinate | 45 25 N, 75 42 W |
| Capital Time Difference |
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Canada has six time zones |
| Daylight Savings Time | +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November |
| Independence | 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster) |
| National Holiday | Canada Day, 1 July (1867) |
| Constitution | made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 |
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