CAPITAL OTTAWA - POPULATION 33.2 MILLION - AREA 9,093,507 SQ KM -OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ENGLISH, FRENCH
Land of vast open spaces, Rocky Mountains, moose and Mounties, Canada's consistently a magnet for tourists and travellers of all ages, types and wallet-capacities. The country is currently gearing up for a tourism leap with the February 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver – if you're into watching people whiz, glide and spin. The city itself offers many charms aside from its snowcapped peaks: chow down in Chinatown, wander through huge Stanley Park – home to friendly raccoons – just west of high-rise downtown, and pick produce at the cute Granville Island farmer's market. Consistently voted one of the world's most livable cities despite all that rain, it's not hard to see why. |
