CANADA

Canada is a vast country - the second largest country in the world after Russia. Canada encompasses territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the high Arctic to the northern border of the continental U.S.A. Although very much a "northern" country the terrain and geography of Canada is very diverse. As well as the popular image of Canada as a country of pristine forests and snowy vistas, there are also deserts and badlands, temperate rain forests and long and wide beaches. Canada has huge inland lakes, seemingly eternal prairies and evergreen forests, woodlands and meadows. Canada's coastlines are thousands of miles long, with fjords, and long, wild rivers leading to the oceans.
In contrast to the expanses of open country, Canada also has its share of urban areas. The majority of the population and heavy industry is in the two provinces of Quebec and Ontario, but large and modern cities are spread across the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific, all within a few hours drive, at most, from the border with the United States. Commerce is active throughout the country, Vancouver in the west and Halifax in the east are both major ports with trade to every corner of the world. Alberta is a major oil and gas producer. The Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan) with their vast fields of grain help to feed the world. The fisheries on both the West and the East Coast are widespread. Oil and natural gas have recently been discovered off the East Coast. The Trans-Canada Highway links the country from coast to coast, there is an extensive network of railways, and a widespread network of airline routes serving both major and remote communities.

From 'sea to shining sea' the United States is the ultimate travel destination. Almost certainly the most dynamic country on earth, its wide range of terrain, diverse cultures, vast cities and small friendly towns offer something for everyone.
Without a doubt no other travel destination in the world offers such a combination of diversity and dynamism as the United States. Yet while the United States is so varied and under constant change, it has unique characteristics that are common to the whole nation and some changes - particularly those of a social or political nature take longer here than virtually anywhere else in the world. It is these very dichotomies of dynamic conservatism and homogenous inimitability that make the U.S. such a fascinating place from all perspectives.