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</ref>. In addition to being home to much of Canada's [[Civil Service]], Ottawa's economy has a large "high tech" sector and is home to two major universities, the [[University of Ottawa]] and [[Carleton University]].  
</ref>. In addition to being home to much of Canada's [[Civil Service]], Ottawa's economy has a large "high tech" sector and is home to two major universities, the [[University of Ottawa]] and [[Carleton University]].  
==Parliament Hill==
The [[Canadian Parliament]] is situated on [[Parliament Hill]], a grouping [[Gothic Revival]] buildings, featuring Centre Block and the landmark [[Peace Tower]].


==Capital region==
==Capital region==

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Ottawa Ontario is the capital city of Canada, located at the confluence of the Ottawa, Rideau and Gatineau rivers in southeastern Ontario. The population as of 2006 was 812,129 [1]. In addition to being home to much of Canada's Civil Service, Ottawa's economy has a large "high tech" sector and is home to two major universities, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.

Parliament Hill

The Canadian Parliament is situated on Parliament Hill, a grouping Gothic Revival buildings, featuring Centre Block and the landmark Peace Tower.

Capital region

Ottawa is part of the National Capital Region, which includes the Quebec municipality of Gatineau, on the other side of the Ottawa River.

Climate

Ottawa has the, sometimes unwelcome, distinction of being one of the coldest capital cities in the world in terms of mean January temperature. Ottawa ranks third behind Ulaanbaatar,Mongolia and Astana, Kazakhstan[2].

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