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US and Canada If you were to compare and contrast the United States and Canada, you would find that they are similar and different in so many ways. You can find similarities and differences in features such as size, landforms, and government. Maybe it’s the fact that the countries have similarities because they are separated only by a border. But yet, only separated by a border, they speak different languages. Amazingly, we share a tourist attraction known as Niagra Falls. One part is in New York, while the other is in Canada. As you know, the United States and Canada share many differences with each other. One difference between them is their government. The United States has a Representative Democracy, which is ruled by a president, and Canada has a Parliamentary Democracy, which is ruled by a prime minister. Another difference they share is their size. Canada is 5,522 miles long, and the United States is only 2,807 miles long. The United States and Canada also share some similar features. The most common similarities are the landforms because they go through both countries. Two of those landforms are the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Two other features that they both have are the Great Plains and the Great Lakes. One of the other similarities is the weather. Both of these countries have long, cold winters, and short, warm summers. Canada and the United States still have a few more differences between each other. The first one has to do with their size. If you compare these two countries to all the other countries in the world, Canada is the second largest country and the US is the fourth largest. The other difference is how they divide the country up. Canada is divided up into thirteen provinces and territories and the United States is divided up into fifty states. You have now learned some of the main similarities and differences of Canada and the United States. It’s very interesting to see what other countries are like compared to our own. If you were to take a trip to Canada, you would notice most of these things. What’s nice about visiting Canada is, you don’t have to fly or cruise, you can simply drive. I like bordering Canada because we are considered friendly neighbors.