State

Canada

country in North America

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1867–1945
Founded
1867
Capital
Ottawa
Government
constitutional monarchy, federation, parliamentary system
Languages
English, French
Preceded by
Province of Canada

Overview

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the second-largest country by total area, with the longest coastline of any country. Its border with the United States is the longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. With a population of over 41 million, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in its urban areas and large areas being sparsely populated. Its capital is Ottawa and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

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All rulers (5)

  1. Victoria1867–1901
  2. Edward VII1901–1910
  3. George V1910–1936
  4. Edward VIII1936
  5. George VI1936–1952

Records (187)

  1. 1600 — Battle of the Puante RiverBattle
  2. 1610 — Battle of SorelBattle
  3. 1628 — Action of 17 July 1628Naval battle
  4. 1640 — Massacres of the HuronsMassacre
  5. 1653 — Siege of Trois-RivièresSiege
  6. 1660 — Battle of Long SaultBattle
  7. 1688 — Battle of Fort AlbanyBattle
  8. 1689 — Lachine massacreMassacre
  9. 1689 — Battle of the Lake of Two MountainsBattle
  10. 1690 — Battle of QuebecBattle
  11. 1690 — Battle of Port RoyalBattle
  12. 1691 — Battle of La PrairieBattle
  13. 1691 — Naval battle off St. JohnNaval battle
  14. 1692 — Battle of PlacentiaBattle
  15. 1693 — Battle of Fort AlbanyBattle
  16. 1693 — Battle of WiltonBattle
  17. 1694 — Capture of York FactorySiege
  18. 1696 — Battle of Fundy BayNaval battle
  19. 1696 — Siege of Fort NashwaakSiege
  20. 1696 — Raid on ChignectoBattle
  21. 1697 — Battle of Hudson's BayNaval battle
  22. 1701 — Great Peace of MontrealTreaty
  23. 1702 — Newfoundland ExpeditionNaval battle
  24. 1704 — Raid on Grand PréBattle
  25. 1704 — Battle of BonavistaNaval battle
  26. 1705 — Siege of St. John'sSiege
  27. 1707 — Siege of Port RoyalSiege
  28. 1707 — Siege of Port-RoyalSiege
  29. 1709 — Battle of St. John'sBattle
  30. 1709 — Battle of Fort AlbanyBattle
  31. 1710 — Siege of Port RoyalSiege
  32. 1711 — Quebec ExpeditionCampaign
  33. 1711 — Battle of Bloody CreekBattle
  34. 1712 — Fox Indian Massacre of 1712Massacre
  35. 1722 — Battle of WinnepangBattle
  36. 1724 — Battle of NorridgewockBattle
  37. 1725 — Battle of PequawketBattle
  38. 1736 — Lake of the Woods massacreMassacre
  39. 1744–1748 — King George's WarWar
  40. 1744 — Siege of Annapolis RoyalSiege
  41. 1745 — Siege of LouisbourgSiege
  42. 1745 — Siege of Annapolis RoyalSiege
  43. 1745 — Siege of Port ToulouseSiege
  44. 1745 — Naval battle off TatamagoucheNaval battle
  45. 1746 — Battle at Port-la-JoyeBattle
  46. 1746 — Northeast Coast CampaignCampaign
  47. 1747 — Battle of Grand PréBattle
  48. 1747 — Northeast Coast CampaignCampaign
  49. 1749–1755 — Father Le Loutre's WarWar
  50. 1749 — Raid on DartmouthBattle
  51. 1749 — Siege of Grand PreSiege
  52. 1750 — Battle at St. CroixBattle
  53. 1750 — Battle at ChignectoBattle
  54. 1751 — Raid on DartmouthBattle
  55. 1755 — Action of 8 June 1755Naval battle
  56. 1757 — Battle of Bloody CreekBattle
  57. 1758 — Siege of LouisbourgSiege
  58. 1758 — Battle of Fort FrontenacBattle
  59. 1758 — Gulf of St. Lawrence CampaignBattle
  60. 1758 — Battle of CranBattle
  61. 1758 — Lunenburg CampaignCampaign
  62. 1759 — Battle of the Plains of AbrahamBattle
  63. 1759 — Battle of BeauportBattle
  64. 1759 — St. Francis RaidBattle
  65. 1759 — Siege of QuebecBattle
  66. 1760 — Battle of Sainte-FoyBattle
  67. 1760 — Battle of the Thousand IslandsBattle
  68. 1760 — Battle of RestigoucheNaval battle
  69. 1760 — Siege of QuebecSiege
  70. 1760 — Montreal CampaignCampaign
  71. 1760 — Battle of NeuvilleNaval battle
  72. 1760 — Battle of EchoeeBattle
  73. 1762 — Battle of Signal HillBattle
  74. 1763 — Battle of Point PeleeBattle
  75. 1771 — Bloody Falls MassacreMassacre
  76. 1775 — Battle of QuebecBattle
  77. 1775 — Siege of Fort St. JeanSiege
  78. 1775 — Battle of Longue-PointeBattle
  79. 1775 — Snow CampaignCampaign
  80. 1775 — Raid on Charlottetown (1775)Battle
  81. 1776 — Battle of Trois-RivièresBattle
  82. 1776 — Battle of The CedarsBattle
  83. 1776 — Battle of Saint-PierreBattle
  84. 1776 — Raid on Canso (1776)Battle
  85. 1777 — Battle off YarmouthBattle
  86. 1778 — Battle off Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778)Battle
  87. 1781 — Action of 21 July 1781Naval battle
  88. 1781 — Battle off Cape SplitBattle
  89. 1782 — Hudson Bay expeditionNaval battle
  90. 1782 — Naval battle off HalifaxNaval battle
  91. 1782 — Battle off HalifaxBattle
  92. 1790 — Nootka ConventionTreaty
  93. 1790 — McKee PurchaseTreaty
  94. 1811 — Battle of Woody PointBattle
  95. 1812 — Battle of Queenston HeightsBattle
  96. 1812 — Battle of Frenchman's CreekBattle
  97. 1812 — Battle of Lacolle MillsBattle
  98. 1812–1815 — Engagements on Lake OntarioNaval battle
  99. 1812 — Battle of River CanardBattle
  100. 1813 — Battle of the ThamesBattle
  101. 1813 — Battle of Lake ErieNaval battle
  102. 1813 — Battle of Beaver DamsBattle
  103. 1813 — Battle of the ChateauguayBattle
  104. 1813 — Battle of YorkBattle
  105. 1813 — Battle of Stoney CreekBattle
  106. 1813 — Battle of Crysler's FarmBattle
  107. 1814 — Battle of ChippawaBattle
  108. 1814 — Battle of Lundy's LaneBattle
  109. 1814 — Battle of Lacolle MillsBattle
  110. 1814 — Battle of Cook's MillsBattle
  111. 1814 — Siege of Fort ErieSiege
  112. 1814 — Battle of Malcolm's MillsBattle
  113. 1816 — Battle of Seven OaksBattle
  114. 1820 — Treaty of Sault Ste. MarieTreaty
  115. 1835 — Shiners' WarWar
  116. 1836 — Treaty 45Treaty
  117. 1837–1838 — Rebellions of 1837Rebellion
  118. 1837 — Upper Canada RebellionRebellion
  119. 1837–1838 — Lower Canada RebellionRebellion
  120. 1837 — Battle of Saint-EustacheBattle
  121. 1837 — Battle of Saint-CharlesBattle
  122. 1837 — Battle of Saint-DenisBattle
  123. 1838–1839 — Pastry WarWar
  124. 1838 — Battle of the WindmillBattle
  125. 1838 — Battle of BeauharnoisBattle
  126. 1838 — Battle of LacolleBattle
  127. 1838 — Battle of OdelltownBattle
  128. 1838 — Battle of Baker's FarmBattle
  129. 1838 — Patriot WarWar
  130. 1838 — Battle of WindsorBattle
  131. 1838 — Battle of Pelee IslandBattle
  132. 1847–1855 — Cayuse WarWar
  133. 1854 — Treaty of Medicine CreekTreaty
  134. 1856 — Battle of Port GambleBattle
  135. 1864 — Chilcotin WarMassacre
  136. 1866–1871 — Fenian raidsWar
  137. 1866 — Battle of RidgewayBattle
  138. 1866 — Battle of Fort ErieBattle
  139. 1869 — Red River RebellionRebellion
  140. 1870 — Battle of Eccles HillBattle
  141. 1870 — Battle of the Belly RiverBattle
  142. 1870 — Battle of Trout RiverBattle
  143. 1873 — Cypress Hills massacreMassacre
  144. 1873 — Cypress HillsMassacre
  145. 1874–1875 — Red River WarWar
  146. 1885 — North-West RebellionRebellion
  147. 1885 — Frog Lake MassacreMassacre
  148. 1885 — Battle of Cut KnifeBattle
  149. 1885 — Battle of BatocheBattle
  150. 1885 — Battle of Fish CreekBattle
  151. 1885 — Battle of Duck LakeBattle
  152. 1885 — Battle of Frenchman's ButteBattle
  153. 1885 — Battle of Loon LakeBattle
  154. 1885 — Battle of Fort PittBattle
  155. 1885 — Siege of BattlefordSiege
  156. 1885 — Battle of Cut Knife CreekBattle · Riel Rebels ▸ United Kingdom
  157. 1885 — Battle of Eagle HillsBattle · Cree Indians ▸ United Kingdom
  158. 1885 — Battle of Frog LakeBattle
  159. 1899–1902 — Second Boer WarWar
  160. 1914 — 1914 Saint John street railway strikeUprising
  161. 1916 — Battle of JutlandNaval battle
  162. 1916 — 1916 Hamilton machinists' strikeUprising
  163. 1917 — Battle of Vimy RidgeBattle
  164. 1918 — Battle of AmiensBattle
  165. 1918 — Battle of the LysBattle
  166. 1918 — Battle of the ScarpeBattle
  167. 1933 — Stratford General Strike of 1933Uprising
  168. 1934 — Days of ShameUprising
  169. 1940 — Battle of FranceBattle
  170. 1940 — Dunkirk evacuationNaval battle
  171. 1940–1943 — North African campaignCampaign
  172. 1941 — North American Regional Broadcasting AgreementTreaty
  173. 1941 — Arvida StrikeUprising
  174. 1942 — Dieppe RaidBattle
  175. 1942 — Indian Ocean raidNaval battle
  176. 1942–1944 — Battle of the St. LawrenceBattle
  177. 1942 — Battle of the Bell IslandsBattle
  178. 1944 — Normandy landingsBattle
  179. 1944 — Bretton Woods systemTreaty
  180. 1944 — Falaise PocketBattle
  181. 1944 — Battle for CaenBattle
  182. 1944 — Invasion of NormandyCampaign
  183. 1944 — Battle of UshantNaval battle
  184. 1944 — Battle of Pierres NoiresNaval battle
  185. 1945 — Battle of OkinawaBattle
  186. 1945 — Japanese Instrument of SurrenderTreaty
  187. 1945 — Ford Strike of 1945Uprising

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