Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
81.480 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Largest city
(population: )
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
NA
0.967
GDP per capita
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
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 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
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
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
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
202,080 km
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
