Canada has long enjoyed great popularity as a tourist destination. World famous natural beauty (the Niagara Falls and the impressive mountain scenery in the Banff and Jasper National Parks are just examples), immense areas of vast countryside, but also the cities rich in tradition such as Québec and Montréal and the vibrant developing cities
including Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver with outstanding examples of modern architecture are all worth the journey. Canada has something for every tourist - for those who enjoy strolling around town centres, lovers of nature and wildlife or those seeking adventure.
Canada, the second largest country in the world, with an area of 9,970,610 sq. km (3,848,655 sq. mi.) (the largest being Russia, 17 million sq. km (6.6 million sq. mi.)), occupies the northern half of the North American subcontinent. The most southerly point of Canada is latitude 41°419N, the most northerly point 83°79N, the most easterly longitude 52°379W and the most westerly 141°W. This vast country stretches over approximately 5500 km (3417 mi.) from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean (six time zones). From Ellesmere Island in the north to the Niagara Falls in the south is a distance of 4600 km (1840 mi.). Its area is comparable to that of Europe as far as the Urals. Canada's highest point is Mount Logan (5951 m (19,531 ft)) in the north-west.
Canada belongs to the world's leading economic nations. An enormous wealth of mineral and vegetable resources, fertile land for agriculture and forestry along with an immense potential for hydro-electric power have contributed to Canada becoming one of the world's leading economic powers. Practically all minerals essential to modern industry can be extracted in Canada. This North American country ranges among the world's leading producers of potash, nickel, zinc, copper, gold and iron.
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