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 * Geography  ||   ||
 * Location  ||    Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous U S    
 * Geographic Coordinates  ||   60 00 N, 95 00 W    
 * Continent  ||  North America   ||
 * Area  ||   <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9,984,670 sq km    <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Area Comparison  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Border Countries  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)    <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Climate  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north    <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Terrain  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast    <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Natural Resources  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower    <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Natural Hazards  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">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    <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">volcanism: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant     <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">
 * People ||  ||
 * Total Population || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> 34,300,083 (July 2012 est.) ||
 * Age Structure || <span style="color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"> 0-14 years: <span class="category_data" style="color: #6565d7; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: bottom;">15.7% (male 2,736,737/female 2,602,342) <span style="color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"> 15-64 years: <span class="category_data" style="color: #6565d7; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: top;">68.5% (male 11,776,611/female 11,517,972)  <span style="color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: middle;"> 65 years and over: <span class="category_data" style="color: #6565d7; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: top;">15.9% (male 2,37 2,356/female 3,024,571) (2011 est.)  |||| <span style="display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; vertical-align: middle;">
 * Life Expectancy || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> total population: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> 81.48 years<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">male: 78.89 yearsfemale: years   ||
 * Nationality || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> noun: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: middle;">Canadian(s)  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> adjective: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">Canadian   ||
 * Religions || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> 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 || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census) ||
 * Literacy || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> definition: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">age 15 and over can read and write  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> total population: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">99%   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> male: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">99%   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> female: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">99% (2003 est.)   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Head of government: <span class="category_data">Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006)  ||
 * Government ||  ||
 * Country Name(long form) || Canada ||
 * Government Type || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> A parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy ||
 * Capital || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Ottawa ||
 * Chief of State/Head of Government || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Head of state: <span class="category_data">Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David JOHNSTON (since 1 October 2010)  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;">
 * Economy ||  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">2%  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Manufacturing: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">13%   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Construction: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">6%   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Services: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">76%   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"> Other: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">3% (2006 est.)   ||
 * Agriculture || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish ||
 * Industry || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas ||
 * Exported Commodities || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #d47d7d; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum ||
 * Imported Commodities || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods ||
 * Currency || Canadian Dollars ||
 * Communication ||  ||
 * Number of Land Line Phones || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> 17.021 Million (2010) ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> 24.037 Million (2010) ||


 * Transportation ||  ||
 * Airports || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #707070; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> 1,404 (2010) ||
 * Paved Airports || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Total: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> 514  ||
 * Roadways || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Total: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> 1,042,300 km  ||
 * Roadways Compared to the World || 6 ||
 * Miscellaneous Information ||  ||
 * People form Canada are called Canadians ||  ||
 * You can join the army at age 17 ||  ||


 * Sources: ||  ||
 * CIA Fact Book ||  ||