Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
36,713
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
81.500 years
81.480 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Largest city
Schaan (population: 5,748)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0
0.967
GDP per capita
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
100%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy
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
Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
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
German (official), Alemannic dialect
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
0
18
Location
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
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
160 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
0 km
202,080 km
Climate
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
