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{{CountryInfo
|Name            = [[File:Canada-icon.png]] Canada [[File:Canada-icon.png]]
|NativeName      = {{ILSize|FrenchL-icon.png|French Language}}: Le Canada
|founded = 1982
|predicon = CanadaOld
|onlypredecessor = Dominion of Canada
|ended = 
|nexticon = 
|onlysuccessor = 
|image           = Canada.png
|Caption         = Sorry!
|Alias           = Maple 🍁<br>Kanada<br>The Great White North<br>A kinder version of [[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|America]]<br>The country that helps you to kill yourself (since 2016)
|TimeofExist     = 17 April 1982-Present
|Government      = [[File:Federalism-icon.png]][[File:ConMon-icon.png]] [[Federalism|Federal Parliamentary]] [[Constitutional Monarchism|Constitutional Monarchy]]
|Languages       = '''Official:'''<br>[[File:EnglishL-icon.png]] [[English Language|English]]<br>[[File:FrenchL-icon.png]] [[French Language|French]]
|Affiliation     = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;">
*[[File:English-icon.png]] [[Commonwealth of Nations|The Commonwealth]]
*[[file:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]
*[[File:G7-icon.png]] [[Group of Seven]]
*[[file:UN-icon.png]] [[United Nations]]
**[[File:UNESCO-icon.png]] [[United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]]
**[[File:WHO-icon.png]] [[World Health Organization]]
*[[File:Interpol-icon.png]] [[Interpol]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]][[File:Australia-icon.png]][[File:Canada-icon.png]][[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[Five Eyes]]
|Religions       = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;">'''Almost every religion, especially:'''
*[[File:Christianity-icon.png]] [[Christianity]]
**[[File:Protestantism-icon.png]] [[Protestantism]]
**[[File:Catholicism-icon.png]] [[Catholicism]]
*[[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam]]
*[[File:Hinduism-icon.png]] [[Hinduism]]
*[[File:Sikhism-icon.png]] [[Sikhism]]
*[[File:Buddhism-icon.png]] [[Buddhism]]
*[[File:Judaism-icon.png]] [[Judaism]]
*[[File:3ball-icon.png]] [[Native Americans|Native Religions]]
*[[File:Atheism-icon.png]] [[Atheism]]
|Friends         = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;">[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|Brother]]<br>[[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom|Father]]<br>[[File:Netherlands-icon.png]] [[Netherlands]]<br>[[File:EU-icon.png]] [[European Union|Europe]]<br>[[File:Mexico-icon.png]] [[Mexico]]<br>[[File:Israel-icon.png]] [[Israel]]
|Enemies         = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;">[[File:Russia-icon.png]] [[Russia]]<br>[[File:Italy-icon.png]] [[Italy]] (in memes)<br>[[File:Argentina-icon.png]] [[Argentina]]<br>[[File:PRC-icon.png]] [[People's Republic of China]]
|Likes           = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;"> Maple syrup, hockey 🏒, apologizing, poutine, salmon (particularly smoked salmon and salmon jerky), Saying "eh" and "about", beer, moose 🫎, maple leaf 🍁, clubbing seals
|Dislikes        = Being irrelevant despite it has big clay
|Preceded        = [[File:CanadaOld-icon.png]] [[Dominion of Canada]]
|Succeeded       =
|themecolor = #DA291C
|textcolor = #ffffff
}}'''Canada''' is a country located in North America. He has the longest coastline in the world. He is also the second largest country in the world, behind [[File:Russia-icon2.png]] [[Russia]]. His climate is usually very cold.

Canada has a favorable personality, being very kind towards others. And he apologizes for every little thing, even if he is not responsible. He likes to eat maple syrup, sometimes he pours it onto snow and eat it.

He is also known for his aggressive animals, like the moose and Canadian geese.

== History ==
On April 17 1982, Canada gains full control over its constitution with the enactment of the Constitution Act. This includes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On November 5 of the same year, the Canada Act 1982 was signed, formally ending any remaining legislative ties with the [[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom]]. Canada is finally officially and fully independent from the [[File:British Empire-icon.png]] [[British Empire]].

In 1995, the [[File:Quebec-icon.png]] [[Quebec]] independence referendum was held, with the "No" side winning by a narrow margin of 50.6% to 49.4%.

On January 25, 2020, the first confirmed cases of Coronavirus arrives in Canada.

In July of 2021 south-western Canada as well as a few [[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|US]] states suffered a heat wave, it was mostly active in the US-Canada border near [[File:BritishC-icon.png]] [[British Columbia]] and [[File:Washington-icon.png]] [[Washington]]. Since autumn is near and summer is ending, so is the heat wave.

In 2022, Canada resolved a border dispute on the tiny island of [[File:Hans Island-icon.png]] [[Hans Island|Hans]] with [[File:Denmark-icon.png]] [[Denmark]]. The dispute has been going on since 1973, though violence was never involved. Canada and [[File:Denmark-icon.png]] [[Denmark]] decided to split the island in half, to show [[File:Russia-icon.png]] [[Russia]] that border disputes could be solved without war.

== Geography ==
Canada's geography contains three groups of locations: highlands, lowlands, and shields (a kind of in between and mix of highlands and lowlands).

== Trivia ==
*Canada have 52,455 islands.
*Canada’s coastline is 243,042 kilometres (151,019 mi) long.
*Canada’s land border with the [[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]] is the longest in the world.
*Canada's name originates from a [[File:3ball-icon.png]] [[Native Americans|Native]] word "Kanada", which means "village". It is thought that the settlers asked the [[File:3ball-icon.png]] [[Native Americans|Natives]] what place is Canada called, which the [[File:3ball-icon.png]] [[Native Americans|Natives]] thought the settlers were referring to the village.
*Hockey is the national winter sport of Canada, while lacrosse is the national summer sport.

== Relations ==
=== Friends ===
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]] - My <s>dumb and annoying</s> brother. Even though it's cooler than me by a whole lot, it is really annoying sometimes and being his neighbour really sucks. We all fought in the same wars though, we're part of the same alliance, and we, along with [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] [[Mexico]], always seem to get along in one way or another, eh?
*[[File:Mexico-icon.png]] [[Mexico]] - My cousin. Unlike my [[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|brother]], I'm actually tolerant on your people coming to live in my clay. <s>too bad you don’t border me and can’t get here illegally</s>
*[[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam]] - Don’t worry, we will accept you, we are an inclusive society! Wait did you just say that you were going to multiply and make me a [[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam|Muslim]]-majority country right in my face?
*[[File:Israel-icon.png]] [[Israel]] - Another western friend, but I’m not going to give you anymore weapons of war.
**{{Alias|Israel-icon.png|Israel|So the Canadian goose’s family is no come? 😢}}

=== Enemies ===
*[[File:Italy-icon.png]] [[Italy]] - What’s wrong with pineapple pizza?
*[[File:Seal-icon.png]] [[Primalism|Seals]] - GET CLUBBED!! *splat*  I’m not cruel, it’s a culture thing!
**{{Alias|EU-icon.png|European Union|That’s just too cruel for living things…}}
*[[File:Russia-icon.png]] [[Russia]] - Stop bullying everyone, you meanie!
*[[file:Argentina-icon.png]] [[Argentina]] - Why do you hate Justin Bieber?
*[[File:PRC-icon.png]] [[People's Republic of China|China]] - I don’t trust you, because you oppressed civilians’ freedoms.

== How to draw ==
{{Flag|CanadaFlag.png|Flag of Canada}}
# Draw a ball.
# Draw three vertical stripes that fill the ball, in the following order of colours: red, white, red.
# Draw a maple leaf 🍁 on the white stripe.
# Add the eyes and you’re done!
# Add a beaver cap (optional){{FlagColour
|c1 = Red
|h1 = #DA291C
|c2 = White
|h2 = #FFFFFF
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:CryingCanada.png|By [[User:Mika]]
File:CanadaAndrew.png|By [[User:AndrewMapping]]
</gallery>
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