Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General Prime minister: Stephen Harper
Population
46,912,768
34,300,083
Life Expectancy
53.140 years
81.480 years
Capital City
Ottawa
Largest city
Dar es Salaam (population: 2,698,650)
Toronto (population: 4,612,190)
Human Development Index
0.503
0.967
GDP per capita
$41,100 US
Literacy Rate
69.4%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3
8.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
30.4%
24.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
David Thomson & family ($13.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
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
mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
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
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local 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
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
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
947,300 km sq
9,984,670 km sq
Coastline
1,424 km
202,080 km
Climate
varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
