Canada is the world's second largest country in the world by area, stretching from the Atlantic to Pacific. Its ten provinces and three territories cover 9.98 million square kilometers. The Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries. Its status as the tenth largest economy can be accredited to its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. It is truly the finest country in the world.