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Capital Canada : |
Ottawa .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Canada :
| US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) .
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| Climate Canada :
| varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north .
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| Life expectancy Canada :
| 79.96 years .
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| Fertility rate Canada :
| 1.61 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Canada :
| confederation with parliamentary democracy .
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| Population Canada :
| 32,507,874 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Canada :
| 9,984,670 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Canada :
| 19,950,900 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Canada :
| 13,221,800 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Canada :
| 1.
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| Sex ratio total Canada :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Canada ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Canada ratio 15 64 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Canada ratio 65 :
| 0.74 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Canada :
| $18.63 billion (2003) |
| HIV Canada :
| 0.3% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Canada :
| NA |
| Literacy Canada :
| 97% (1986 est.) |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Canada :
| 2,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Canada :
| 23.8% (1994) |
| Inflation Canada :
| 2.8% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Canada :
| 7.8% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Canada :
| 16.11 million (2002) |
| Location Canada :
| 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 |
| Geographic Coordinates Canada :
| 60 00 N, 95 00 W |
| Religion Canada :
| Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18% |
| Administrative region Canada :
| 10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory* |
| Terrain Canada :
| mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Canada :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Canada :
| Mount Logan 5,959 m |
| Natural resources Canada :
| iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Canada :
| 4,96% |
| Land use permanentcrops Canada :
| 0,02% |
| Irrigated land Canada :
| 7,200 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Canada :
| continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains |
| Environment current issues Canada :
| air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities |
| Geography note Canada :
| second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border |
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Divisions
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
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