A country occupying the northern part of the North American continent. It is a constitutional monarchy based on a federal system and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Its capital is Ottawa. It has the second largest territory in the world after the Russian Federation, but its population is concentrated in the southern part. It is rich in both variety and quantity of resources, including nickel, zinc, asbestos, uranium, and lead. It is also active in the cultivation of wheat and other crops, and in livestock farming. It was developed as a colony by the United Kingdom and France, and became a dominion in 1867, and a sovereign state in 1931. Its population is 33.76 million (2010). [Additional information] It can also be written as "Kanada". The country consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories, including Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba, and the territories are Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend |
北アメリカ大陸北部を占める国。連邦制に基づく立憲君主国で、英連邦の一。首都オタワ。ロシア連邦に次ぐ世界第二の広大な領土を有するが、人口は南部に集中。ニッケル・亜鉛・石綿・ウラン・鉛など資源が種類・量とも豊富。小麦などの栽培や畜産も盛ん。イギリス・フランスの植民地として開発され、1867年自治領、1931年主権国家となる。人口3376万(2010)。 [補説]「加奈陀」とも書く。国内は10州と3準州からなり、州にはアルバータ、オンタリオ、ケベック、サスカチュワン、ニューファンドランド‐アンド‐ラブラドール、ニューブランズウィック、ノバスコシア、ブリティッシュコロンビア、プリンスエドワードアイランド、マニトバがあり、準州はヌナブット、ノースウエスト、ユーコンがある。 出典 小学館デジタル大辞泉について 情報 | 凡例 |
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