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Canada - North America



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)total population: 80.34 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 83.86 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation Ottawa
IndependanceNational day
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
ConstitutionLegal system
made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendmentsbased on English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on French law prevails; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$1.089 trillion (2006 est.)2.8% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$35,200 (2006 est.)6.4% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
15.9%2% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$405 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$353.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$35.79 billion (August 2006 est.)Canadian dollar (CAD)
Military expenditures
1.1% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US 9,984,670 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in northiron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
16.6 million (2005).ca
Internet hostsInternet users
3.934 million (2006)21.9 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
1,337 (2006)48,467 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
1,042,300 km crude and refined oil 23,564 km; liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km (2005)