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Introduction ::Canada
Background:
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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.
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Geography ::Canada
Location:
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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:
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60 00 N, 95 00 W
Map references:
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North America
Area:
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total: 9,984,670 sq km
country comparison to the world: 2
land: 9,093,507 sq km
water: 891,163 sq km
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than the US
Land boundaries:
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total: 8,893 km
border countries: US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)
note: Canada is the World's largest country that borders only one country
Coastline:
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202,080 km
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
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varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain:
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mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
Natural resources:
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iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Land use:
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arable land: 4.3%
permanent crops: 0.49%
other: 95.2% (2011)
Irrigated land:
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8,699 sq km (2004)
Total renewable water resources:
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2,902 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 42.2 cu km/yr (20%/70%/10%)
per capita: 1,589 cu m/yr (2010)
Natural hazards:
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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
volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
Environment - current issues:
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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
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note:
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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; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined
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People and Society ::Canada
Nationality:
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noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian
Ethnic groups:
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British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Languages:
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English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (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)
Population:
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34,568,211 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.5% (male 2,753,263/female 2,617,600)
15-24 years: 12.9% (male 2,285,268/female 2,160,005)
25-54 years: 41.4% (male 7,253,587/female 7,067,997)
55-64 years: 13.3% (male 2,285,072/female 2,329,760)
65 years and over: 16.8% (male 2,574,216/female 3,241,443) (2013 est.)
population pyramid:
Median age:
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total: 41.2 years
male: 40 years
female: 42.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
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0.784% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
Birth rate:
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10.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
Death rate:
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8.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
Net migration rate:
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5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
Urbanization:
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urban population: 81% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
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Toronto 5.377 million; Montreal 3.75 million; Vancouver 2.197 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.17 million; Calgary 1.16 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
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12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 150
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 181
male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.48 years
country comparison to the world: 12
male: 78.89 years
female: 84.21 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
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1.59 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
Health expenditures:
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11.3% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 15
Physicians density:
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1.913 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
Hospital bed density:
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3.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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68,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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23.1% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 14
Education expenditures:
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5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 78
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2004)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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total: 14.8%
country comparison to the world: 78
male: 17.1%
female: 12.4% (2010)
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Government ::Canada
Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Canada
Government type:
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a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy
Capital:
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name: Ottawa
geographic coordinates: 45 25 N, 75 42 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: Canada is divided into six time zones
Administrative divisions:
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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*
Independence:
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1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)
National holiday:
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Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
Constitution:
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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 amendments
Legal system:
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common law system except in Quebec where civil law based on the French civil code prevails
International law organization participation:
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accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
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head of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David JOHNSTON (since 1 October 2010)
head of government: Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006)
cabinet: Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament
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elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a five-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition in the House of Commons generally designated prime minister by the governor general
Legislative branch:
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bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and serve until 75 years of age) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to serve a maximum of four-year terms)
elections: House of Commons - last held on 2 May 2011 (next to be held no later than 19 October 2015)
election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative Party 39.6%, New Democratic Party 30.6%, Liberal Party 18.9%, Bloc Quebecois 6%, Greens 3.9%; seats by party - Conservative Party 166, New Democratic Party 103, Liberal Party 34, Bloc Quebecois 4, Greens 1
Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court of Canada (judges are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Tax Court of Canada; Provincial/Territorial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice)
Political parties and leaders:
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Bloc Quebecois [Daniel PAILLE]; Conservative Party of Canada [Stephen HARPER]; Green Party [Elizabeth MAY]; Liberal Party [Robert RAE (interim)]; New Democratic Party [Thomas MULCAIR]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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other: agricultural sector; automobile industry; business groups; chemical industry; commercial banks; communications sector; energy industry; environmentalists; public administration groups; steel industry; trade unions
International organization participation:
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Gary DOER
chancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
telephone: [1] (202) 682-1740
FAX: [1] (202) 682-7726
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Seattle
consulate(s): Anchorage (AK), Houston, Palo Alto (CA), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh (NC), Salt Lake City, San Diego, Tucson
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador David C. JACOBSON
embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8
mailing address: P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1
telephone: [1] (613) 688-5335
FAX: [1] (613) 688-3082
consulate(s) general: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg
Flag description:
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two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the maple leaf has long been a Canadian symbol; the official colors of Canada are red and white
National symbol(s):
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maple leaf
National anthem:
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name: "O Canada"
lyrics/music: Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER [French], Robert Stanley WEIR [English]/Calixa LAVALLEE
note: adopted 1980; originally written in 1880, "O Canada" served as an unofficial anthem many years before its official adoption; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ; as a Commonwealth realm, in addition to the national anthem, "God Save the Queen" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)
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Economy ::Canada
Economy - overview:
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As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and affluent living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, and electric power. Given its great natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-12 and plans to balance the budget by 2015. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly becoming an even larger economic driver with Alberta's oil sands significantly boosting Canada's proven oil reserves, ranking the country third in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$1.446 trillion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
$1.418 trillion (2011 est.)
$1.385 trillion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$1.77 trillion (2012 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
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1.9% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
2.4% (2011 est.)
3.2% (2010 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$41,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
$41,200 (2011 est.)
$40,600 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 1.8%
industry: 28.6%
services: 69.6% (2012 est.)
Labor force:
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18.85 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 2%
manufacturing: 13%
construction: 6%
services: 76%
other: 3% (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate:
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7.3% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
7.5% (2011 est.)
Population below poverty line:
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9.4%
note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2000)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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32.1 (2005)
country comparison to the world: 103
31.5 (1994)
Investment (gross fixed):
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23.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
Budget:
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revenues: $679.3 billion
expenditures: $746.8 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
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38.4% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-3.8% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
Public debt:
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84.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
87.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
note: figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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1.8% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
2.9% (2011 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
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1% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
0.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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3% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
3% (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
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$702.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
$622.8 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money:
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$1.523 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 13
$1.404 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
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$3.046 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
$2.838 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$1.907 trillion (31 December 2011)
country comparison to the world: 7
$2.16 trillion (31 December 2010)
$1.681 trillion (31 December 2009)
Agriculture - products:
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wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products
Industries:
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transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
Industrial production growth rate:
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3.7% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
Current account balance:
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-$59.92 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
-$48.91 billion (2011 est.)
Exports:
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$481.7 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
$463.1 billion (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities:
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motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Exports - partners:
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US 73.7%, UK 4.2% (2011)
Imports:
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$480.9 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
$460.7 billion (2011 est.)
Imports - commodities:
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machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
Imports - partners:
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US 49.5%, China 10.8%, Mexico 5.5% (2011)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$65.82 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
$57.15 billion (2010 est.)
Debt - external:
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$1.181 trillion (30 June 2011)
country comparison to the world: 15
$1.009 trillion (30 June 2010)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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$624.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
$576.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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$703 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
$650.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Exchange rates:
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Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar -
1.001 (2012 est.)
0.9895 (2011 est.)
1.0302 (2010 est.)
1.1431 (2009)
1.0364 (2008)
Fiscal year:
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1 April - 31 March
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Energy ::Canada
Electricity - production:
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580.6 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
Electricity - consumption:
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504.8 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
Electricity - exports:
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43.91 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
Electricity - imports:
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18.79 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
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131.5 million kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
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28.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
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10.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
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57% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
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3.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
Crude oil - production:
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3.592 million bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
Crude oil - exports:
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1.355 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
Crude oil - imports:
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791,100 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
Crude oil - proved reserves:
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173.6 billion bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
Refined petroleum products - production:
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1.978 million bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
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2.259 million bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
Refined petroleum products - exports:
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437,300 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
Refined petroleum products - imports:
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282,200 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
Natural gas - production:
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160.1 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
Natural gas - consumption:
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103.3 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
Natural gas - exports:
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92.72 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
Natural gas - imports:
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30.49 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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1.727 trillion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
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548.8 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
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Communications ::Canada
Telephones - main lines in use:
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18.201 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 16
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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27.387 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 37
Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2011)
Broadcast media:
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2 public TV broadcasting networks each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide range of stations including US stations; mix of public and commercial radio broadcasters with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the public radio broadcaster, operating 4 radio networks, Radio Canada International, and radio services to indigenous populations in the north; roughly 2,000 licensed radio stations in Canada (2008)
Internet country code:
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.ca
Internet hosts:
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8.743 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 14
Internet users:
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26.96 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 16
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Transportation ::Canada
Airports:
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1,453 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 4
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 522
over 3,047 m: 19
2,438 to 3,047 m: 20
1,524 to 2,437 m: 148
914 to 1,523 m: 257
under 914 m: 78 (2012)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 931
1,524 to 2,437 m: 72
914 to 1,523 m: 387
under 914 m: 472 (2012)
Heliports:
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27 (2012)
Pipelines:
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gas 835 km; liquid petroleum gas 75,000 km (2010)
Railways:
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total: 46,552 km
country comparison to the world: 5
standard gauge: 46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
Roadways:
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total: 1,042,300 km
country comparison to the world: 6
paved: 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways)
unpaved: 626,700 km (2008)
Waterways:
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636 km (Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 78
Merchant marine:
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total: 181
country comparison to the world: 35
by type: bulk carrier 62, cargo 15, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 63, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 6
foreign-owned: 19 (Estonia 1, France 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 4, Sweden 2, US 10)
registered in other countries: 225 (Australia 5, Bahamas 96, Barbados 11, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 77, Liberia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 8, Norway 1, Panama 6, Spain 4, Vanuatu 5) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
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Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver
oil terminals: Lower Lakes terminal
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Military ::Canada
Military branches:
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Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canada Command (homeland security) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
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17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 8,031,266
females age 16-49: 7,755,550 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 6,633,472
females age 16-49: 6,389,669 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 218,069
female: 206,195 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
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1.1% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
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Transnational Issues ::Canada
Disputes - international:
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managed maritime boundary disputes with the US at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Gulf of Maine including the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; Canada and the United States dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf; US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures for monitoring and controlling legal and illegal movement of people, transport, and commodities across the international border; sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; commencing the collection of technical evidence for submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in support of claims for continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from its declared baselines in the Arctic, as stipulated in Article 76, paragraph 8, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Illicit drugs:
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illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
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