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The name "Canada" likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word "kanata," meaning "village" or "settlement." In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told French explorer Jacques Cartier about the route to kanata; they were actually referring to the village of Stadacona, the site of the present-day City of Québec. For lack of another name, Cartier used the word "Canada" to describe not only the village, but the entire area controlled by its chief, Donnacona.
Canada has the third largest oil reserves of any country in the world after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
Maple syrup was first used by the Indigenous People of North America as a sweetener. Once Canada was colonized, the practice was adopted by settlers. Nowadays, Quebec manufactures more than 77% of the world’s maple syrup while Canada accounts for 90% of the world’s maple production.
The world’s longest non-military border is between Canada and the United States. It stretches for 8,891 kilometers (5,525 miles), and the border between Alaska and Canada is 2,475 kilometers (1,538 miles) alone.
