Facts and Figures

Full name:  Canada

Nationality 
        noun: Canadian(s)
        adjective: Canadian

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Area  
        total: 9,984,670 sq km
        land: 9,093,507 sq km
        water: 891,163 sq km

Population: 32,805,041 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%

Capital:  Ottawa, population - 330,000

Largest Cities:
        Toronto - 2,390,000
        Montreal - 1,040,000
        Calgary - 820,000

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

Religion: Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%
note: based on the 1991 census 

Political system: confederation with parliamentary democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.023 trillion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $31,500 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 2.4% (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector  
        agriculture: 2.3%
        industry: 26.4%
        services: 71.3% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 1.9% (2004 est.)

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