claim: The Danish language is spoken in North America.
evidence: Canada -LRB- -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- -RRB- is a country in the northern part of North America .. Canada. Province of Canada. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area .. ten provinces and three territories. Provinces and territories of Canada. second-largest country by total area. List of countries and dependencies by area. fourth-largest country by land area. List of countries and dependencies by area. Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border .. border with the United States. Canada–United States border. Canada. Province of Canada. The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer .. Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains .. forest. forest. tundra. tundra. Rocky Mountains. Rocky Mountains. Canada. Province of Canada. It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border .. urbanized. Urbanization. One third of the population lives in the three largest cities  : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver .. Toronto. Toronto. Montreal. Montreal. Vancouver. Vancouver. Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton .. Ottawa. Ottawa. urban areas. List of the 100 largest population centres in Canada. Calgary. Calgary. Edmonton. Edmonton. Quebec City. Quebec City. Winnipeg. Winnipeg. Hamilton. Hamilton, Ontario. Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization .. European. European Canadian. aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Canada. Province of Canada. Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France .. French. French colonization of the Americas. British. British colonization of the Americas. colony of Canada. Canada ( New France ). Jacques Cartier. Jacques Cartier. New France. New France. Canada. Province of Canada. As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today .. British. British colonization of the Americas. various conflicts. Military history of Canada. Great Britain. Kingdom of Great Britain. British North America. British North America. Canada. Province of Canada. Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada .. British. British colonization of the Americas. British North America. British North America. British North America Act. Constitution Act, 1867. Canada. Province of Canada. New Brunswick. New Brunswick. Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia. joined to form. Confederation of Canada. federal Dominion. Canadian federalism. Dominion. Dominion. federal. federation. This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada .. ten provinces and three territories. Provinces and territories of Canada. Canada. Province of Canada. accretion. Territorial evolution of Canada. Dominion. Dominion. In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada .. Parliament. Parliament of Canada. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Statute of Westminster. Statute of Westminster 1931. British. British colonization of the Americas. Canada. Province of Canada. Statute of Westminster 1931. Statute of Westminster 1931. Parliament of Canada. Parliament of Canada. With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority -LRB- as the conclusion of Patriation -RRB- , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty .. Parliament. Parliament of Canada. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Patriation. Patriation. Canada. Province of Canada. Constitution Act 1982. Constitution Act 1982. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state .. parliamentary. parliamentary system. constitutional monarchy. constitutional monarchy. Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II. Canada. Province of Canada. federal. federation. parliamentary democracy. parliamentary democracy. The country is officially bilingual at the federal level .. federal. federation. officially bilingual. Official bilingualism in Canada. It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries .. multicultural. Multiculturalism in Canada. large-scale immigration from many other countries. Immigration to Canada. Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks .. the eleventh largest in the world. List of countries by GDP ( nominal ). Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture .. Canada. Province of Canada. long and complex relationship. Canada–United States relations. Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index .. Canada. Province of Canada. developed country. developed country. tenth highest. List of countries by GDP ( nominal ) per capita. ninth highest. List of countries by Human Development Index. Human Development Index. Human Development Index. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education .. ranks among the highest. International rankings of Canada. Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .. Canada. Province of Canada. Commonwealth realm. Commonwealth realm. Commonwealth of Nations. Commonwealth of Nations. Francophonie. Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. United Nations. United Nations. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO. Group of Eight ( G8 ). Group of Ten. Group of Ten ( economics ). G20. G-20 major economies. North American Free Trade Agreement. North American Free Trade Agreement. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation