Canada에 대한 놀라운 사실 9

Occupying 16th place on the GDP per capita, the Canal is one of the most developed economies in the world.

 But this country is amazing and other facts. 

Here are 9 of incredible facts about Canada that you might not know.

1. on the island of Newfoundland in the year registered about 500-600 elk collisions with vehicles.

Newfoundland has the highest concentration in the world elk. 

And special warning signs can be found all over the island.

2. In Canada, there is an area with a lower gravity.

In the area of ​​Canada near Hudson Bay, gravity is lower than in other parts of the world. 

Therefore, you will weigh out there for a couple of grams less.

3. Canada - the second country after Russia, the number of people with higher education.

In Canada, higher education has more than half of the residents. Incidentally, 

the University of Toronto was included in the list of the best universities according to the rating ointment Times Higher Education.

4. Forests Canada can fill in all of Japan, Italy, Cambodia, Nicaragua, France, Germany, Ghana, Cameroon, 

Sweden, South Korea, Uruguay and the United Kingdom combined.

In Canada, 348 million hectares of forest land, which is approximately 3,479,999 square kilometers.

5. 75% of Canadians live within 160 kilometers from the US border.

Canada is one of the least densely populated countries in the world. Much of the north of Canada on 

deserted because of the low temperatures.

6. Quebec called the "Saudi Arabia of maple syrup."

71% of world production of maple syrup accounts for the province of Quebec.

7. Inventories of crude oil in Canada can fill almost 26100 buildings like the Empire State Buildings.

Canada has 172 billion barrels of oil, making it the third oil power.

8. The name "Canada" comes from the language misunderstanding.

In 1536 the French explorer Jacques Cartier overheard the Iroquois, who used his speaking the word "war", which means

 - a settlement or village. Because how often they used the word, Cartier suggested that the name of the earth as a whole,

 in which the Iroquois lived.

9. In Montreal, more than half of the residents speak French.

This makes Montréal the fourth city in the world, the number of French-speaking population.