CANADA Canada is the second largest country in

CANADA Canada is the second largest country in the world. Canada is situated in North America. About 28 million people live in Canada. Ottawa is the capital of the country.

CANADA IS AN INDEPENDENT NATION. Canada is a federatio n of 10 provinces and 2 territories. But according to the Constituti on Act of 1982 British Monarch , Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom is recognize d as Queen of Canada. Today, maintaining a sense of community is one of the major problems in Canada because of differences among the provinces and territories.

CANADA’S PEOPLE ARE VARIED. Both English and French are official languages of the country. Native people – American Indians and Eskimos- make up about 2% of the country’s population. 77% of Canada’s people live in cities or towns.

AUSTRALIA Australia is the only country in the world that is also a continent. It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent. Australia lies between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The country’s official name is Commonwealth of Australia.

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA IS A FEDERATION OF STATES. Australia has six states and two territories. Each state has its government. The capital of the country is Canberra. Australia is one of the world’s developed countries. Australia has modern factories , highly productive mines and farms, and busy cities. The most important trading partners of Australia are Japan and the United States.

AUSTRALIA IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY LIKE GREAT BRITAIN. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth ll, is also queen of Australia and country’s head of state. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations which is an association formed by Britain and some of its formed colonies.

NEW ZEALAND New Zealand is an island country in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The country is situated on two main island-the North and South Island-and several dozen smaller island. Wellington is the capital of New Zeland.

NEW ZEALAND IS A CONSTITUTION MONARCHY. New Zealand has one of the highest standard of living in the world. Today agriculture , manufacturing and servis industries are all important to the economy. New Zealand's economy depends on trade with many countries- Australia Britain, Japan and the United States

PEOPLE Many native people speak own language Maori, in addition to English. Today, the nation has no written constitution. The first people who settled in new Zealand were a brown-skinned people called Maoris.