Commissioner

Japanese: Commissioner
Commissioner

…Official name: CanadaArea: 9,976,100 km2Population (1996): 29,780,000Capital: Ottawa (Time difference with Japan: -14 hours)Main languages: English, FrenchCurrency: Canadian DollarA vast country occupying the northern half of the North American continent, it is the second largest in the world after the Russian Federation in area. It is a constitutional monarchy and federal state consisting of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The country's name is said to come from an Iroquois Indian word meaning "village," and in Japan it is sometimes written as "Kanada" or abbreviated to "Ka." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Commissioner" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正式名称=カナダCanada面積=997万610km2人口(1996)=2978万人首都=オタワOttawa(日本との時差=-14時間)主要言語=英語,フランス語通貨=カナダ・ドルCanadian Dollar北アメリカ大陸の北半部を占める広大な国で,面積はロシア連邦に次いで世界第2位。立憲君主制の連邦国家で,10州provinceと3準州(テリトリーterritory)から成る。国名は〈村〉を意味するイロコイ・インディアンの言葉に由来するといわれ,日本では〈加奈陀〉あるいは略して〈加〉の字をあてることがある。…

※「Commissioner」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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