The population of Canada is over 24 million people. In the country there are 330,000 Indians * and 25,000 Eskimos, who live mostly in the North. Today more than 40 per cent of the people of Canada came originally from Britain, about 30 per cent from France and 20 per cent from other countries. The Canadian consti- tution has no articles guaranteeing the Indians and Eskimos equality with other citirens of the country, and their struggle for their rights goes on for a long time. The capital of Canada is Ottawa *. Other large important towns are Montreal * Toronto * Vancouver * Edmonton Hamilton * Winnipeg" and Quebec * Canada is rich in metal ores, oil and gas, and the metal, machine building, motor car and ship-building industries are highly developed The hydro-electric industry is highly developed, its main centres are in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario *. There is a very large hydro-electric station at the Niagara Falls. Canada's main agricultural products are wheat, meat, some kinds of fruit, especially applesand dairy products. The provinces of Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia ", with their great forests, produce wood 2 for paper-making and building.

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