From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canada
is a
country
and
sovereign state
in the north of
North America
. It is made up of thirteen
administrative divisions
: ten
provinces
and three
territories
.
The different levels of
government
in Canada are based on the principles of a
federation
: the governments of each province and territory share power with the
federal government
. The territories' governments have a more limited set of powers than the federal government.
The provinces are in the south of Canada, near the
border
with the
United States
. They go from the
Atlantic Ocean
in the east to the
Pacific Ocean
in the west. The territories are to the north, where fewer people live, close to the
Arctic Circle
and
Arctic Ocean
.
Here is a list of the provinces and territories, and their standard
abbreviations
, with their
capitals
(the cities where their governments are based) and largest
cities
. Canada's national capital, where the federal government meets, is
Ottawa
.
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Territories
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