Canada (English/French: Canada), located in the northernmost part of North America, is one of the Commonwealth countries. It is known as the "Maple Leaf Country" and its capital is Ottawa.
Canada reaches the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north, Greenland in the northeast, the French St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands in the east, the United States in the South and Alaska in the northwest. The territory covers an area of 9.984.67 million square kilometers, ranking second in the world. Most of the territory is located in the Arctic Circle. The population is mainly concentrated along the southern Great Lakes.