*  Size: 113 sq. km.
    * Population: 578,969
    * Metro Vancouver Area Population: 2, 249,750
    * Largest Port on the West Coast of North America
    * Largest City in British Columbia
    * Eighth Largest City in Canada
    * Annual Rainfall: 1117 mm (44 inches) 10% of that during the summer months
      (For comparison: Seattle gets 36 inches a year and San Francisco 21 inches.)
    * Average Temperatures: 3°C (37.4°F) in January 18°C (64.4°F) in July.
    * Daylight: 16 hours in June / 8 hours in December.
    * Features: Vancouver is surrounded by water on three sides and is overlooked by the Coast Mountain Range with peaks above 1,500 m. (4920 feet)

Canada Fast Facts

Area:
9,976,140 sq. km

Population:
33,212,696 (July 2008 est)

Capital:
Ottawa

People:   
British descent, French descent, German descent, aboriginal, and minorities of Italian, Ukrainian, Chinese, other Asian

Language:
English (official), French (official)

Religion:
Roman Catholic, United Church, Anglican, others

Government:
Federation with parliamentary democracy

Prime Minister:
Stephen Harper

Entry Documentation:   
Permanent residents of the United States need a passport to enter Canada.

Economic Rating:
First World Nation

Time Zones:
Canada has six time zones: Pacific standard, Mountain Standard, Central Standard, Eastern Standard, Atlantic Standard and Newfoundland Standard which is one half hour later than Atlantic Standard.

Currency:
Canadian Dollar which is currently about par with the US dollar

Weights & Measures:
Metric