Canada, a North American country that shares a border with the United States, is a member of G8 and G20 groupings. Its border with the US is the world's longest bi - national land border.
Canada has many superlatives.
First, with its 9,98 million square kilometers of area, Canada is the world's second largest country by total area after Russia (17,07 million square kilometers). With 1,90 million square kilometers, Indonesia is the 14th largest country in terms of total area.
With a record 202, 080 kilometer long coastline, Canada is a country that has the longest coastline in the world. Indonesia comes second with its 54,716 kilometer coastline.
Canada's population maybe just 36 million people, compared to Indonesia's 260 million people, but its achievements at the global level in various fields are enormous.
"Canada always tries to punch above its weight," Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Peter MacArthur told The Jakarta Post recently.
For example, Canada has won 25 Nobel prizes, much higher than Asian giants China (12 Nobel prizes) and India (10), mostly in medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, economics and literature.
Famous smartphone company Blackberry is from Canada.
Canada has some of the world's best educational institutions, which produce thousands of scholars, scientist, and managers every year. It is no wonder that Canada is the world's most educated country with more than 50 percent of its 36 million people having university degrees.
Canada is also a member of the trillion dollar economies club. There are only 15 counties in the world that have a more than US$ 1 trillion gross domestic product (GDP).
Based on 2016 World Bank GDP rankings, Canada is the 10th biggest economy in the world with a $1.52 trillion GDP while Indonesia is the 16th biggest economy with a $932 billion GDP.
The key to Canada's richness is its enormous natural resources. Canada has 170 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, making it a country with the third highest oil reserves after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. It is also the biggest supplier of oil and gas products to the US.
Canada is also a world leader in the production of uranium, potash, aluminium, nickel, salt and sulfur. Indonesia imports potash from Canada to be used in the production of fertilizers.
Canada is also good in agriculture. It is a major producer of wheat, canola seeds, soybeans, canola oil and live cattle. According to the northumberlandnews.com website, Canada is the fifth largest producer of agricultural products in the world.
Last year, based on data from the dfo-mpo.gc.ca website, Canada exported C$6.6 billion worth of fish and seafood.
Many people say Canada is the perfect plaxe to live, study, work and relax. Canada, the most sparsely populated country in the world, is the most peaceful place with no conflict, traffic jams, pollution or discrimination. It is a democratic country with openess, freedom and equal rights to all ethnicities and beliefs.
By all means, Canada is a beautiful country that attracts milions of tourist from all over the world. According to destinationcanada.com website, Canada received almost 20 million foreign tourists in 2016, the highest number in 14 years.
Canada has many superlatives.
First, with its 9,98 million square kilometers of area, Canada is the world's second largest country by total area after Russia (17,07 million square kilometers). With 1,90 million square kilometers, Indonesia is the 14th largest country in terms of total area.
With a record 202, 080 kilometer long coastline, Canada is a country that has the longest coastline in the world. Indonesia comes second with its 54,716 kilometer coastline.
Canada's population maybe just 36 million people, compared to Indonesia's 260 million people, but its achievements at the global level in various fields are enormous.
"Canada always tries to punch above its weight," Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Peter MacArthur told The Jakarta Post recently.
For example, Canada has won 25 Nobel prizes, much higher than Asian giants China (12 Nobel prizes) and India (10), mostly in medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, economics and literature.
Famous smartphone company Blackberry is from Canada.
Canada has some of the world's best educational institutions, which produce thousands of scholars, scientist, and managers every year. It is no wonder that Canada is the world's most educated country with more than 50 percent of its 36 million people having university degrees.
Canada is also a member of the trillion dollar economies club. There are only 15 counties in the world that have a more than US$ 1 trillion gross domestic product (GDP).
Based on 2016 World Bank GDP rankings, Canada is the 10th biggest economy in the world with a $1.52 trillion GDP while Indonesia is the 16th biggest economy with a $932 billion GDP.
The key to Canada's richness is its enormous natural resources. Canada has 170 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, making it a country with the third highest oil reserves after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. It is also the biggest supplier of oil and gas products to the US.
Canada is also a world leader in the production of uranium, potash, aluminium, nickel, salt and sulfur. Indonesia imports potash from Canada to be used in the production of fertilizers.
Canada is also good in agriculture. It is a major producer of wheat, canola seeds, soybeans, canola oil and live cattle. According to the northumberlandnews.com website, Canada is the fifth largest producer of agricultural products in the world.
Last year, based on data from the dfo-mpo.gc.ca website, Canada exported C$6.6 billion worth of fish and seafood.
Many people say Canada is the perfect plaxe to live, study, work and relax. Canada, the most sparsely populated country in the world, is the most peaceful place with no conflict, traffic jams, pollution or discrimination. It is a democratic country with openess, freedom and equal rights to all ethnicities and beliefs.
By all means, Canada is a beautiful country that attracts milions of tourist from all over the world. According to destinationcanada.com website, Canada received almost 20 million foreign tourists in 2016, the highest number in 14 years.
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