Canada

Large country occupying the northern portion of North America. The name Canada came from a mis-translation by early explorers of a native word meaning Village. Large in size but sparsely populated, the country was an integral ally player in WW2, however most of it's forces were decomissioned when hostilities ceased. Canada contributed many very skilled troops and pilots for the european campaign, and were pivotal in the European beach landings. Economically, Canada contibutes vast amounts of raw resources not least of which are energy products. Northern Alberta has vast oilsands deposits that may contain as much oil as the middle east, and are mostly untapped, meaning there will still be lots of oil, albeit fairly expensive, long after the wells run dry in Saudi Aribia. Canada has some of the largest unspoiled forrests left in the world. Canada's primary trading partner is the USA, which shares the longest ungaurded border (figuratively speaking)in the world. To address all the flamers out there, Canadians and Americans for the most part like each other, except for an embarassingly high number of obnoxious loudmouths on either side of the border.