加拿大是位于北美洲北部的北美海陆兼备国，东临大西洋，西濒太平洋，西北部邻美国阿拉斯加州，南接美国本土。

Canada is a land and sea country in North America. It is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean in the East, the Pacific Ocean in the west, Alaska in the northwest and the United States in the south.

国土面积998万平方千米，居世界第二位，气候大部分为副极地大陆性气候和温带大陆性湿润气候。

It covers an area of 9.98 million square kilometers, ranking second in the world. Most of the climate is sub polar continental climate and temperate continental humid climate.

截至2019年11月，加拿大共设10省3地区，首都为渥太华。

As of November 2019, Canada has 10 provinces and 3 regions, with Ottawa as its capital.

截至2018年末，加拿大人口为3705.7765万人。

By the end of 2018, the population of Canada was 37057765.

加拿大原为印第安人与因纽特人的居住地。16世纪后，法国和英国殖民者先后侵入；1763年沦为英国殖民地。

Canada used to be the residence of Indians and Inuit. After the 16th century, French and British colonists invaded successively, and became a British colony in 1763.

1867年成为英国自治领。1926年英国承认其平等地位，获得外交独立权。

It became a British dominion in 1867. In 1926, Britain recognized its equal status and gained diplomatic independence