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 | CANADAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Canada |
| country code ISO: CA [CAN] //; - FIPS: CA |
| location: North America |
| time zone: -3:30 / -8 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 9220970 sq.km = 3560216 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 9976140 sq.km = 3851788 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 83° N / South: 42° N / East: 53° W / West: 141° W |
| borders (land): United States of America |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: varies from polar (n) to cool temperate (s) |
| Government |
| independent since: 1867-07-01 ; 1949 ; 1982 (last change of constitution) |
| type of government: constitutional monarchy (United Kingdom) |
| capital: Ottawa |
| administrative division: province (10) + territory (3) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1991): 27296,900 //; - (2001): 30007,094 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 31281,092 / or: 30750,000; 2002: 31362,000 |
| population density: 3 per sq.km = 8 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,2% //; - doubling time: ca 35 years |
| birth rate: 11- 13 per 1000 |
| death rate: 7 - 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 3 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 7 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 5 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 79 years (male: 76; female: 83) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 21% //; - 15-59 years: 63% //; - 60+ years: 16% |
| urbanisation: 77% //; - urbanisation growth: 1,7% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 18% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: British origin 40%; French origin 27%; other European 20%; Asiatic 2%; Amerindian, Iniut 2% |
| languages: English, French (both official); Inuktitut |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 45%; United Church 12%; Anglican 8%; other (Muslim, Jewish) 22%; non religious 13% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3167 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 99% |
| people per physician: 450 - 538 |
| people per hospital bed: 177 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 93% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 62% |
| adult literacy: 99% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Canadian dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 1,4% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 21000 per capita |
| GNI USD 21130 - 22390 per capita //; - [ppp: 27170 - 28930] |
| GDP growth: 2% |
| income: USD 19380 - 21620 per capita |
| import: USD 54800 per capita //; - export: USD 68400 per capita |
| trade: USD 9355 per capita //; - or 76% of GDP |
| trade partners: US GB JP EU CN MX |
| human development index: 0,936 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 3 |
| female labour force: 46% |
| unemployment: 7 - 8% |
| tourism: 20 - 40 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 5% //; - grass land: 3% //; - wooded area: 39% //; - arid land and desert: 45% [arctic] |
| agriculture: labour force: 3% [PG: 5%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 3% |
| agricultural products: fish, furs, timber, wheat, grains, oilseed, tobacco, fruit, vegetables |
| livestock (million): cattle: 12,8 - 13,7 / goats: 0,03 / horses: 0,4 / pigs: 12,2 - 14,4 / poultry: 169 / sheep: 0,7 / turkeys: 5,9 |
| fish catch: 1021916 - 1120000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 19% [PG: 21%] //; - part of industry in GDP: 21% |
| industrial products: transport equipment, food, paper, metals, electronics, rubber, plastics, chemicals |
| mining products: coal, cobalt, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, molybdenum, gas, oil, nickel, platinum, zinc, uranium, asbestos, potash, gypsum, silver |
| CO2 emission per capita: 15,4 |
| services: labour force: 77% [PG: 72%] //; - part of services in GDP: 76% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 7929 |
| electricity use (per capita): 15260 |
| annual water use (per capita): 1602 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 1021000 km //; - of which paved: 35% [497306] //; - of which are motorways: 16571 - 16900 km |
| vehicles: 500 per 1000 // international license plate: CDN |
| railways: 12754 km? ; or: 71104 - 194000 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1430 |
| navigable inland waterways: 3000 - 3770 km |
| ownership telephone: 590 - 676 per 1000 // international dialling code: +1 |
| ownership radio receivers: 803 - 1078 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 647 - 717 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 189 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 1590 |
| personal computers: 390 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mount Logan 5959 m; Mt. Saint Elias 5489; Mt. Lucania 5226; King Pk 5173, Mt. Steele 5067, Mt. Robson 3954 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Superior - Huron - Erie - Ontario |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Nechako Reservoir |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Mackenzie, Fraser, Nelson, St. Lawrence, Yukon, Columbia, Ottawa, Peace, Athabasca, Liard, Saskatchewan, Assiniboine, Churchill |
| canals: Welland Canal |
| waterfalls: Della 440 m, Takakkaw 366, Panther 183 |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Baffin -, Ellesmere -, Victoria -, Devon -, Melville -, Banks Isl., Newfoundland, Axel Heiberg, Southampton, Prince of Wales, Vancouver |
| deserts: none in the sense of warm arid areas, however, the Arctic area could be described as a cold desert |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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