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Regions Visiting Canada all in one trip is an ambitious endeavour. When speaking of specific destinations within Canada, it is better to consider its distinct regions. Atlantic Provinces - maritime culture, small fishing villages, rich folk traditions Quebec - French-speaking province, stylish and romantic Montreal, festival culture, lush farmland, quaint villages Ontario - multicultural and vibrant Toronto, the Niagara wine region, the immense Boreal and Taiga forests, Ottawa, the capital. Prairies - vast open and flat spaces, rocky mountains, forests, sleepy farm towns, Calgary stampede, and the Edmonton West Edmonton Mall Indy Car race British Columbia - cosmopolitan Vancouver city, the rocky mountains, ancient temperate rainforest, pristine wilderness, skiing and hiking opportunities abound The North - subarctic and arctic wilderness, mountains, glaciers and lakes Geopolitically, Canada is divided into 10 provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador) and 3 territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut).
Cities There are many cities in Canada. Here is a small selection; others are listed under their regions. Map of CanadaToronto (5.2 million, 2004) - Canada's largest city, main commercial center Montreal (3.6 million, 2004) - Quebec's largest city and cultural center; home of the 1967 universal exposition and of the 1976 Summer Olympics Vancouver (2.2 million, 2004) - beautiful and busy West coast city; third largest city in Canada Ottawa (1.1 million, 2004) - fourth largest city in Canada; national capital, high tech center, tourist center Calgary (1.0 million, 2004) - fifth largest city; oil, cowboys, development; home of the Calgary Stampede, the 1988 Winter Olympics and the western Canada's economic center Quebec City (710,000 2004) - capital of Quebec, tourist center Winnipeg (702,000, 2004) - capital of Manitoba Halifax - capital of Nova Scotia St. John's - capital of Newfoundland