Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
16,323,044
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
52.310 years
81.480 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0.457
0.967
GDP per capita
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
62.7%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
multiparty democracy
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
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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)
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
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
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
118,484 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
0 km
202,080 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
