Facts

  • Capital: Ottawa
  • Total Area: 9,976,140 Sq. Km.
  • Population: 2nd largest of the world & slightly larger than U.S.A. 31.5 Million (Jan 2003)
  • Languages: English 59% (Official), French 24% (Official), Others 17%
  • Literacy: 98% (Est. 2002)
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, Others 18%
  • Life Expectancy: 76 Male, 83 Female (Est. 2002).
  • Government Type: Confederation with Parliamentary Democracy
  • Currency: 1 Canadian Dollar (CDN$) = 100 Cents
  • GDP (Per Capita): CDN$ 26,110 (1st Qtr. 2003)
  • Labor Force: (By Occupation) Services 75%, manufacturing 16%, construction 5%, agriculture 3%, others 1%
  • Industry: Processed and unprocessed minerals, Food Products, Wood and Paper Products, Transportation Equipment, Chemicals, Fish Products, Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  • Agriculture: Wheat, Barley, Oil Seed, Tobacco, Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy Products, Forest Products, Fish.
  • Export: Motor Vehicles & Parts, Newsprint, Wood Pulp, Timber, Crude, Petroleum, Machinery, Natural Gas, Aluminum, Telecommunications Equipment, Electricity.

Source: Compiled from Statistic Canada

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