* Canada has 1/5th of the world's supply of fresh water. However, only 10% is renewable.
* Canada has been rated as the best country to live in by the UN for 4 of the past 5 years.
* Canada has more than half of the world's lakes within its border.
* Canada has one of the lowest inflation rates in the G-7 & the OECD.
* Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
* Canada is the world's leading exporter of pulp and paper.
* Canada is the world's leading producer of zinc, with 18.7% of the world's supply.
* Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa.