Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast United States and Canada All countries in the world are unique in different ways. We never take time to compare between two countries unless we have a chance to visit them. United States and Canada are two neighboring countries which shares several amenities and beauty. The two countries have several similarities but are different in many aspects. A comparison between the two countries based on geographical climate, language, economy and political system make these differences and similarities evident. The Canadian population is a little low according to 2011 census which total of 33,476,688 million people however the United States population now estimates to be, 315,907,000 including an approximately 11.2 million illegal immigrants. In Canada two thirds of the population live in urban areas concentrated in the Quebec and Ontario unlike the United States the citizens live throughout the country in large cities and small towns, and the population is spread out across the country. The Canadians language mainly is French and English but the United States language is English, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese and Italian. The Canadians and the United States are mostly literate and maintain high level of living. Also the Canadian government is a Federal Constitutional Monarchy with parliamentary democracy being the foundation of the executive, legislative and judicial branches. On the other hand the United States has Democracy with branches of government which consist judicial branch, executive branch and the congress. Both Canada and the United States officials are elected by the citizens. The Canadian flag has two vertical bands of red with a white square between them, and two point maples leave in the center. The colors are red and white. But United States have thirteen stripes alternating red, and white, and fifty white stars on rectangular field of blue that is in the upper left hand corner and the color is red, white and blue. The Canadian has mixed economy free enterprise system ranking above the United States and most western European nations on heritage foundation’s index of economic freedom. In the same way the United States also has mixed economy free enterprise system but is fueled by abundant natural resources, high productivity and well developed infrastructure. Both Canada and the United States have numerous raw materials and natural resources, and also have service farming and economists. They are both well developed countries. Most important these two countries have become famous throughout the country and have variety of artistic cultures. The Canadian climate varies from temperature in the southern region to sub-arctic and arctic in northern region. However the United States climate varies from temperature in the southern regions to moderate in the northern regions. North of Canada has a harsh arctic and sub-Arctic climate which is why it is sparsely inhabited and it’s a good home for the polar bears. Unlike the United States there is no large variation of climate between the regions. Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world in land mass but United States is the 4th largest country in the world in land mass. In Canada most of the land is under water or consists of marshy, mountains and rocky which is not fit for settling down. Unlike the United States land areas are hilly, flat, marshy, and mountainous and the land is not covered by lots of water areas. To my conclusion I have realized the comparison between Canada and United States shows that they have several similarities and differences. This makes the two countries very unique and very interesting. If people could know how these two countries are special, maybe they could plan to visit and explore the beauty that these countries have.