* βeta

Canada

X

Background :

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 an unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services, as well as responding to sovereigntist concerns in predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment. 

Location :

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 Center :

60 00 N, 95 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -141.00
North 83.11
East -52.64
South 41.68

Area :

total 9 984 670 square km
land 9 093 507 square km
water 891 163 square km

Land boundaries :

total 8 893 km
US 8 893 km

Coastline :

202080.00 km

Climate :

varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north 

Terrain :

mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 5 959 metres

Natural resources :

coal copper
diamonds fish
gold hydropower
iron ore lead
molybdenum natural gas
nickel petroleum
potash silver
timber wildlife
zinc

Land use :

arable land 4.57 %
permanent crops 0.65 %
other 94.78 %

Irrigated land :

7 850 square km

Natural hazards :

cyclonic storms permafrost

current issues :

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 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
Antarctic Seals Antarctic Treaty
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol Antarctic-Marine Living Resources
Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Marine Life Conservation
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94
Wetlands

Population :

33 487 208 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.82 %
Birth rate 10.28 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.58 children born/woman
Death rate 7.74 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 16.10 %
15-64 years 68.70 %
65 years and over 15.20 %

Median age :

total 40.40 years
male 39.30 years
female 41.50 years

Sex ratio :

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 0.78 male(s)/female
total population 0.98 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 81.23 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 78.69 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 83.91 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.40 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 73 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 500

Religions :

Roman Catholic 42.60 %
Protestant 23.30 %
other Christian 4.40 %
Muslim 1.90 %
other 11.80 %
none 16.00 %

Languages :

English 58.80 %
French 21.60 %

Literacy :

total population 99.00 %
male 99.00 %
female 99.00 %

Country name :

conventional short form Canada

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 CA
ISO Numeric 124
ISO3 CAN
FIPS CA
ccTLD ca
English Canada

Administrative divisions :

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* 

Capital :

name Ottawa
geographic coordinates 45 25 N, 75 42 W
time difference -5.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ACCT ADB (nonregional member)
APEC ARF
ASEAN (dialogue partner) AfDB (nonregional member)
Arctic Council Australia Group
BIS C
CDB CE (observer)
EAPC EBRD
ESA (associate) ESA (cooperating state)
FAO FATF
G-10 G-20
G-7 G-8
IADB IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICC ICCt
ICRM IDA
IEA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MINUSTAH MONUC
NAFTA NATO
NEA NSG
OAS OECD
OIF OPCW
OSCE PCA
PIF (partner) Paris Club
SECI (observer) UN
UNCTAD UNDOF
UNESCO UNFICYP
UNHCR UNMIS
UNRWA UNTSO
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO
ZC

Independence :

1867-07-01 

National holiday :

Canada Day

1867-07-01

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Stephen HARPER Queen ELIZABETH II

Legislative branch :

Conservative Party 37.60 %
Liberal Party 26.20 %
New Democratic Party 18.20 %
Bloc Quebecois 10.00 %
Greens 6.80 %
other 1.00 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 287 000 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 1 319 000 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -2.40 %
PPP - per capita 38 400 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 2.00 %
industry 28.40 %
services 69.60 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 2.00 %
services 76.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 18 400 000 people
Unemployment rate 8.50 %
Population below poverty line 10.80 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 32.10
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 0.20 %
Investment (gross fixed) 21.20 % of GDP
Current account balance - 36 320 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 43 870 000 000 $
Debt external 833 800 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 552 100 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 434 400 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 2 186 999 999 999 $
Military expenditures 1.10 % of GDP
Public debt 72.30 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.60 %
highest 10% 24.80 %

Budget :

revenues 514 500 000 000 $
expenditures 547 200 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

barley dairy
fish forest
fruits oilseed
tobacco vegetables
wheat

Industries :

chemicals fish products
food products petroleum and natural gas
processed and unprocessed minerals transportation equipment
wood and paper products

Energy :

Electricity Production 620 700 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 536 100 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 55 730 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 23 500 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 3 350 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 2 260 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 2 421 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 1 165 000 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 178 100 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 170 900 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 82 930 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 102 800 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 14 840 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 1 640 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

298 500 000 000 $

Commodities :

aircraft aluminum
chemicals crude petroleum
electricity fertilizers
industrial machinery motor vehicles and parts
natural gas plastics
telecommunications equipment timber
wood pulp

Value :

305 200 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals durable consumer products
electricity machinery and equipment
motor vehicles and parts petroleum

Currency-name :

Canadian dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 18 250 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 21 455 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 582
Television broadcast stations 148
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ca
Internet Hosts 7 193 000
Internet Users 25 086 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 515
Heliports 12
Pipelines - oil 23 564 km
Pipelines - liquid petroleum gas 74 980 km
Roadways - total 1 042 300 km
Roadways - expressways 17 000 km
Roadways - paved 415 600 km
Roadways - unpaved 626 700 km
Railways 46 688 km
Waterways 636 km

Photos

=  
Powered by Google App Engine  | Photos provided by Panoramio Logo are under the copyright of their owners   | 
♦ geognos.com ©®™2010 ♦ Visualizations by Google Visualization API  | Dynamic maps by Google Maps API v3  | Dynamic translations by Google AJAX Language API