Canada
Canada has mainly coal, metal, oil, machine building and chemical industries which are highly developed. The main mining province is Alberta. Hamilton and Sydney are main centres of iron and steels industries. Motor-car industry has its biggest works in Chatham and Oshawa, ships are built on the banks of Great Lakes. Almost half the land is covered by forests, only 7% is suitable for farming. Canada exports wheat, live-stock, oats or vegetables. Valid currency is Canadian dollar – the exchange rate is 75 US cents to 1 Canadian dollar.Canada is independent federal parliamentary systém with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state. She is represented in Canada by the Governor-General. The country’s supreme body is the Federal Parliament consisting of two Houses. The House of Commons is elected every 5 years. The Senate consists of senators appointed by Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The leading figure in political life is the Prime Ministen. How I said, Canada is divided into 10 provincies and 2 territories. The biggest province is Quebec with the capital Quebec city. The population is mainly French speaking and the premier of Quebec wants more powers for this province. The biggest city is Toronto. Other large cities are Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton or Hamilton. Canada is member of many international organizations such as GATT, UNESCO or NATO.Canada has its own national flag since 1964.
