6. Anthem The national anthem O Canada was composed in 1880 by Calixa Lawallee to the lyrics by Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The anthem was first written in French and translated into English by Robert Stanley Weira in 1908. On 1st July 1980 O Canada became the national anthem of the country.
10. Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952) Governor-General: Michaëlle Jean (2005) Prime Minister: Stephen Harper (2006) Canada is f ormally considered a constitutional Monarchy . It is governed by its own House of Commons . T he governor-general is officially the representative of Queen Elizabeth II . I n reality the governor-general acts only on the advice of the Canadian prime minister.
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16. Capital : Ottawa, Ontario, 1,142,700 mln people