Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Population
34,300,083
18,056,072
Life Expectancy
81.480 years
54.590 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Largest city
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Luanda (population: 2,776,170)
Human Development Index
0.967
0.484
GDP per capita
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
99%
67.4%
Corruption Perception Index
8.7
1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24.9%
37.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
republic; multiparty presidential regime
Independence date
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Religions
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)
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Languages
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.0364 (2008 est.), 1.0724 (2007), 1.1334 (2006), 1.2118 (2005), 1.301 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
18
0
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
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
9,984,670 km sq
1,246,700 km sq
Coastline
202,080 km
1,600 km
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
