Ontario Key Facts

Location

Eastern central Canada.

Time

East of 90°W: GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).
West of 90°W: GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).

Area

907,574 sq km (350,416 sq miles).

Population

12.2 million (2006)

Population Density

13.4 per sq km.

Capital

Toronto (provincial). Population: 5.1 million (2006). Ottawa (federal). Population: 1.1 million (2006 census; statistic combined with Gatineau).

Geography

Ontario is an eastern-central province bordered by Manitoba and Québec, with a northern coastline on James Bay and Hudson Bay; it also shares the shores of the Great Lakes with the USA. The two most populated areas, around Toronto and Ottawa, are in the southern spur, and the north remains a landscape of forests and lakes. The province contains the Niagara Falls, one of the most spectacular sights in the world.

Language

Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), English is more commonly spoken in most of Ontario. Pockets of French speakers exist in eastern, southwestern and northern Ontario.
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