Canada

Capital: Ottawa

Total Area: 3,851,809.19 sq mi,9,976,140.00 sq km,(slightly larger than the US)

Population: 31,592,804 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 41,429,579

Languages: English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%

Literacy: 97% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1986 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%

Life Expectancy: 76.16 male, 83.13 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: confederation with parliamentary democracy

Currency: 1 Canadian dollar (Can$) = 100 cents

GDP (per capita): $24,800 (2000 est.)

Industry: processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, transportation equipment, chemicals, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Agriculture: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish

Arable Land: 5%

Natural Resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

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