Kyle - Robert

Canada

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Geography

Location	northern part of north america
Geographic Coordinates	60 00 N, 95 00 W
Continent	north america
Area	3,855,102 sq km 3,855,102 sq mi
Area Comparison	slightly larger than the US
Border Countries	US 8,893 km
Climate	varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain	mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Natural Resources	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Natural Hazards	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant

People

Total Population	34,030,589 (July 2011 est.)
Age Structure	0-14 years: 15.7% (male 2,736,737/female 2,602,342)15-64 years: 68.5% (male 11,776,611/female 11,517,972) 65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,372,356/female 3,024,571) (2011 est.)
Life Expectency	total population: 81.38 yearscountry comparison to the world: 12 male: 78.81 years female: 84.1 years (2011 est.)
Nationality	noun: Canadian(s)adjective: Canadian
Religions	Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (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) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)

Government

Country Name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Canada
Government Type	a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy
Capital	name: Ottawa
Cheif of State/Head of Governmanet	head of government: Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006)

Economy

Labor Force by Occupation	agriculture: 2%manufacturing: 13% construction: 6% services: 76% other: 3% (2006 est.)
Agriculture	wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish
Industry	transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
Exported Commodities	motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Imported Commodities	machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
Currency	Canadian Dollars	1.00 CAD	=	0.962958 USD

Communication

Number of Land Line Phones	17.021 million (2010
Number of Cell Phones	24.037 million (2010

Transportation

Airports	total: 8901,524 to 2,437 m: 73 914 to 1,523 m: 377 under 914 m: 440 (2010
Paved Airports
Roadways
Roadways Comparison

Miscellaneous

Federal Armed Forces
Unemployment Rate
Poverty

Sources

CIA Fact Book	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
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