Province (Canada)


 * This article is about the political aspects of the Canadian federal system concerning the provinces (its main federated units); for a list of all federated jurisdictions, see Provinces and territories of Canada.

Canada, officially the Canadian Republic (French; République canadienne), is a federal parliamentary republic, which, in addition to the unique federal capital district of Ottawa, consists of 12 provinces and 6 territories. Over 95% of the [[Canadian population lives in the 12 provinces, mostly within 100 km from the US border, although the territories, while very under- and sparsely population, actually have a combined land area accounting for almost double that of the 12 provinces.