America vs. Canada

America and Canada are two gigantic countries of their respective continents, covering a big chunk of the West. Both, situated on the North of American Continent, these enormous countries are assumed and considered to be having the same culture, lifestyle, constitution, body of governance etc. It is due to a number of similarities shared by both of these giants. However, there are many elements which differentiate not only between these countries but also between the people as well. Here, we are going to highlight some of the major disparities. First of all, the United States of America (USA) is run under Federal presidential constitutional republic, while Canada has Parliamentary Democracy (federal constitutional monarchy). English is the official code in the US but Canadian English and Canadian French are the official set languages in Canada. Star-Spangled Banner is the National Anthem of the US played under the shelter of Red and White stripes flag having 50 white stars on a blue background on the upper left corner, while Canadians say ‘God Save the Queen’ for Royal Anthem and ‘O Canada’ for National Anthem, by hoisting a Red and White flag having Red Maple Leaf in the centre. In both countries, the literacy rate is similar at 99% and likewise life expectancy is also the same at 82. The population as estimated in 2013 is 321 million in the US (3^rd highest in the world), while Canada stood on 36^th spot with 35,141,542 people. As the US is a combination of number of states, it has 56 political divisions comprising of 50 Sates, 1 Federal District and 5 major overseas territories. Canada is consisted of 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. The total length of land of the US is 12,034 kms, while 8,893 km is that of Canada. As the people of these countries, their lifestyle and tenancies are much similar; however, with a slight difference in style, they are inclined to mock at each other with their peculiarities. As far sports is concerned, Football, baseball and basketball are the major and most liked games in the US, while Ice Hockey is dominant in the Canada, which is covered mostly by the snow. Canadian people have least inclination towards having arms, while it is a common practice in America where crime rate is also much higher as compared to Canada. Americans are observed to be more biased and prejudiced about race, colour, religion, nationality etc., while Canadians don’t seem to care about such petty things. Canadian national is considered to be a ‘soft power’ having sort of respect for politics and principles. Americans, on the other hand, are seen as ‘Hard power national’ who have been observed as always ready to plunge into fight and to wage war on other countries if they are opposing America. Canadian government takes care of operating education system to the post-secondary level, while there is a large private university sector dominant in the US.