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🗺️ Ottawa, Canada

Capital city

📍 45.4215°, -75.6972°View larger map →

📍 Essential Info

CapitalOttawa

TimezoneUTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population39.2M

Governmentfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsType A, B (120V)

Internet Code.ca

Internet Users94%

GDP per Capita$56,700

🌍 Geography

LocationNorthern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US

Size Comparisonslightly larger than the US

Climatevaries from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north

Terrainmostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsCanadian 15.6%, English 14.7%, Scottish 12.1%, French 11%, Irish 12.1%, German 8.1%, Chinese 4.7%, Italian 4.3%, First Nations 1.7%, Indian 3.7%, Ukra...

ReligionsChristian 53.3%, Muslim 4.9%, Hindu 2.3%, Sikh 2.1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 0.9%, Traditional (North American Indigenous) 0.2%, other religions and tradi...

Median Age42.8 years

Life Expectancy84.2 years

National HolidayCanada Day, 1 July (1867)