Photo by Steve Rogers courtesy Tourism Whistler
Back in 1966, a mere 527 people called Whistler home. Today, almost 10,000 folks are permanent residents, and up to 30,000 people are here on any given day—most of them from England and Australia, judging by the accents you’ll hear everywhere.—Sheri Radford
O Canada: our true and patriot love. Photo copyright Elenathewise/Fotolia.com
33,700,000 Population of Canada.
2 Canada is the second biggest country in the world, at 9,984,670 sq km (3,855,100 sq mi); Russia is the largest.
13 Number of Canadian provinces and territories.
6,416 Length in km of Canada-United States border (3,987 mi).
1867 The year colonies joined together to form Canada.
2 Number of official languages (English and French).
1980 “O Canada” was declared the official national anthem only 30 years ago.
3 The third time Canada has hosted the Olympic Games (Montreal in ’76, Calgary in ’88 and Vancouver in ’10).—Jennifer Patterson
Vancouver's downtown peninsula, backed by Stanley Park and the North Shore mountains. Photo by Albert Normandin courtesy Tourism Vancouver
Enveloped by rainforest, mountains and sea, Vancouver boasts one of the mildest—and wettest—climates in Canada. But our fair city is hardly water-logged: there are only 166 days of measurable rainfall per year, compared to 289 oh-so-glorious days of measurable sunshine. To boot, The Economist named Vancouver the world’s most livable city in 2009 based on infrastructure, services and diverse culture (visible minorities were 42 per cent of Metro Vancouver’s 2.1 million population in 2006). If that doesn’t convince you this city is the place to be, we don’t know what will.—Kristina Urquhart
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