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 Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US . |
Languages:
English and French (official) . |
Climate:
Mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast . |
Capital:
Ottawa |
Time Zone:
UTC-3.5 - 8
(DST) UTC-2.5 -7 |
Currency (code):
Canadian dollar (CAD) |
Call Code:
+1 |
Electric Power:
120V 60 Hz |
Tourist office:
Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) Suite 1400, Four Bentall Centre 1055 Dunsmuir St./Box 49230 Vancouver, BC V7X 1L2 Canada |
Tourist website:
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The resounding success of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal is self-evident. But it's been almost three decades since what became the biggest festival in the world was little more than a twinkle in the eye of founder Alain Simard, whose unshakeable belief in the event finally made it a reality.
