Canada Overview

Canada offers a vast array of activities to the visitors to choose from. The country has something for visitors of all ages. Some of the best offerings of Canada include skiing, sailing, museum combing, and of course, a beautiful landscape spread across the length and breadth of the country. Far from the Maple syrups and Mounties, Canada is now know for multiple reasons.

Head straight to Canada's western regions if you are really keen on experiencing the rustic charm where some of the choicest locations are there to dazzle your eyes and mind. The European travelers will feel at home while traveling to the eastern part of Canada because of the facilities and amenities offered there. How can I miss something for Nature Lovers who will absolutely relish themselves to the largely uninhabited Northern Part that prides of exotic wildlife.

Canadian history has been something that to know about it. The country has nearly a dozen distinct groups of Inuits (Canadian ethnic Eskimos) settled in northern regions. The Inuits strongly believe that their land had been usurped by the previous governments, similar to the situation of Aborigines in Australia. After some protests, around 350,000 square kilometers (135,135 square miles) of area belonging to Northwest Territories was ceded to the Inuits in 1991 and anointed as the semi-autonomous region of Nunavut Territory. Some more land and autonomy was bestowed to the Inuits in 1999.

Canadian Government was smart to deal this controversial matter. Why not? The country has been gifted with the vast barren land and mounties against the low population and ceding some area of land especially in the norther region where surviving for the layman in the freezing weather is almost not chosen. Most inhabitants are settled along the US-Canada border.

Perhaps the stunning beauty is attributed to the struggle for control over this huge country. The country is almost two and a half times larger than India. The Anglo-French war during 17th Century over Canada resulted in the falling of French Canada capital of Quebec to English General Wolfe. Afterwards, the Americans also did not leave any stone unturned to unsuccessfully control Canadian territories and seize control from the British after the British defeat in the American War of Independence.

In 1791, Canada was divided into linguistic regions with French and English speaking folks. However, this arrangement did not last longer and failed to a unified system. Today, Canada is a peaceful multi culture country following its independent foreign policy. To quote an instance, Canada did not favor US allied forces invading Iraq and surprisingly they have British Monarch as its Head of state. The country is simply amazing when you consider that it is divided into six time zones and borders three of he world's four ocean