Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
24,720,407
34,568,211
Life Expectancy
69.510 years
81.570 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0
0.967
GDP per capita
$41,500 US
Literacy Rate
99%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.300%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Independence date
1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Religions
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
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)
Languages
Korean
English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
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
6
18
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
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
Area
120,538 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
202,080 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
