The name Canada is derived from a Iroquoian word which means "settlement" or "village". Canada's political state is a parliamentary democracy and very multicultural with both French and English as official languages. Canada occupies the northern part of North America and is the fourth largest country in the world by total land area.
Canada has far more lakes than all other countries and boasts the largest amount of the world's freshwater. Canada is renowned for having some of the best skiing in the world and attracts many travellers from all over the world for ski travel and working holidays. Some popular cities include Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montréal, Victoria and Calgary.
