Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition.
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Canada, the second largest country in the world in area, occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America. Despite Canada’s great size, it is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries. It has crafted what many consider to be a model multicultural society.
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Canada borders the U.S state of Alaska in the west, and twelve other U.S. states of the continental United States in the south. The border with its southern neighbor runs mainly along the 45th parallel (north), making it the longest international border between two countries in the world (8,891 km).
Canada is the largest country in North America. Canada is bordered by non-contiguous US state of Alaska in the northwest and by 12 other US states in the south. The border of Canada with the US is the longest bi-national land border in the world.
A federation now comprising ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with King Charles III as its head of state. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages at the federal level.
Canada occupies the northern portion of North America and ranks as the world's second-largest country by total area, spanning approximately 3.85 million square miles (9.98 million square kilometers).