Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories, which are different in size, climate, economic wealth, the number and origin of the inhabitants ... A map of the provinces is available on the politics section.

The provinces are from west to east:

• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Quebec
• New-Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland and Labrador

The territories are from West to East:

• Yukon
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut

Area: 483 460 km²

Language: English, French

Population (2008): 33 442

Capital: Whitehorse

The largest city is Whitehorse.

Lieutenant Governor: Geraldine Van Bibber

Prime minister: Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party)

Climate: Most parts of Yukon has a subarctic climate, characterized by long cold winters and summers short and hot. The coast of the Arctic Ocean has a polar climate.

Economy: the Yukon economy based on mining, there is notably gold, which has created an effect of the gold rush in the 19th century.

Area: 2 093 190 km²

Language: Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French

Population (2008): 31 556

Capital: Iqaluit

The largest city is Iqaluit.

Lieutenant Governor: Ann Meekitjuk Hanson

Prime Minister: Eva Aariak (Independent)

Climate: The north has a polar climate, cold all year, the south has a sub-arctic climate with long, hard winters and short summers, relatively warm.

Economy: Its economy is based on mining products.

Area: 1 346 106 km²

Language: English (majority), Chipewyan, Cree, French, Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tlicho

Population (2008): 42 514 hab

Capital: Yellowknife

The largest city is Yellowknife.

Lieutenant Governor: Tony Whitford

Prime Minister: Floyd Roland (no party)

Climate: Because of the vastness of the territory, there is a large temperature difference from north to south. The north has a polar climate, while the south has a climate rather sub-Arctic. Summer in the south is short and relatively warm (average 20 degrees during the day and 10 night) and the winters are long and rigorous.

Economy: Agriculure is almost impossible, except a little in the north, the territory's economy is based on mining products. It has gold, diamonds, natural gas and oil but also copper, tungsten, silver, cadmium and nickel.