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(PIQ) Canada CercaDefinizione
Location: Northern half of the North American continent, bordered in 2000 by the United States.
Capital city: Ottawa
History:
Explored by the French, the Spanish, and the British, Canada became a British colony in 1759. The constitutional act of 1791 recognized Quebec as predominately French and Catholic while the rest of Canada as British and Protestant. Canada gained its independence from Britain in 1867. The Canadian armed forces played a major role in the Allied victory in WWII. (en-US)
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Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001. Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Corporation, 2000.