Canadae

Canadae (, ; ) is a kintra in North Americae, ane o the northmaist in the warld, an the mucklest kintra bi area efter Roushie.  It mairches the Unitit States an its watters eiks northart intil the Arctic Ocean tae the Nor' Powl.

Canadae is a federation o ten provinces an three territories.  It wis first shapit bi the British North Americae Act o 1867 an cried the "Dominion o Canadae".  It is a pairlamentary representative democracy an is a constitutional monarchy wi King Charles III as the heid o state.

Canadae's offeicial leids is Inglis an French. The French is spak feckly in Quebec (or Québec in French). Its offeicial estimate o indwallers for 2013 is 35,158,300.

The first prime meenister o Canadae wis the Scots-Canadian John Macdonald.

 Provinces an territories 


Canadae is a federation makit wi ten provinces an three territories;

Provinces:
 British Columbie
 Alberta
 Saskatchewan
 Manitoba
 Quebec
 Ontario
 New Brunswick
 Prince Edward Island
 Nova Scotia
 Newfoundland an Labrador

Territories:
 Yukon
 Northwast Territories
 Nunavut

Provinces haes mair autonomy nor territories. Ilkane haes its ain provincial o territorial symbols.

The provinces is responsible fur maist o Canadae's social programs (lik halth care, eddication, an welfar) an thegither collect mair revenue nor the federal govrenment, an awmaist lanerly structur amang federations in the Yird. Uisin its spendin powers, the federal govrenment can stairt naitional policies in provincial airts, sic as the Canada Health Act; the provinces can opt thaimsels oot o thaim but thay aften dinnae in practice. Equal pey is duin bi the federal govrenment fur tae mak siccar thit raisonable uniform standaurts o services an taxation is kept atween the richer an puirer provinces.

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