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| Map of Canada |
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Type of government |
Parliamentary democracy |
Member of NATO |
Member of the International Service of the French-speaking world |
Official language : English - 
French |
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Internet Domain |
.ca |
Telephone indicative |
+1 |
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Expenses of health per head (2005) |
3 326 $ |
Number of doctors for 1000 inhabitants (2001) |
2,1 |
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Number of lines of fixed telephones for 1000 inhabitants (2005) |
628 |
Number of mobile phones for 1000 inhabitants (2008)
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469 |
Number of television sets for 1000 inhabitants (2001) |
690 |
Nombre de place de cinéma pour 1000 habitants |
21,47 |
 Users of Internet for 1000 inhabitants
(2005) |
664 |
Number of private cars and commercial vehicles for 1000 inhabitants (2006) |
585 |
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| History of Canada |
| 1497 |
5 years after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America,
Jean Cabot disembark in Labrador. |
| 1537 |
Jacques Cartier takes possession of Canada in the name of François 1st. |
| 1608 |
Foundation of Quebec by Samuel de Champlain. |
| 1642 |
Foundation of Montreal. |
| 1755 |
Expulsion of Acadiens. |
| 1791 |
Acte constitutionnel du Canada. |
| 1858 |
Ottawa becomes the capital of Canada. |
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| Stephen Harper, prime minister of Canada since February 6th, 2006 |
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Agricultural workforce (2004) |
2,24 % |
 Part of the agricultural GDP in the GDP total (2004) |
2,2 % |
Production of cereals in thousand tons (2004) |
52 681 |
Production of meat in thousand tons (2004) |
4 592 |
 Arable lands (% appeared area) |
4,6 % |
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| Main cities of Canada (2002) |
| Toronto |
4 500 000 inhabitants |
| Montréal |
3 250 000 inhabitants |
| Vancouver |
1 800 000 inhabitants |
| Ottawa |
1 100 000 inhabitants |
| Calgary |
950 000 inhabitants |
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Capital |
Ottawa
1 100 000 inhabitants (2002) |
Area |
9 984 670 km2 |
 Altitude |
0 à 5 959 meters |
Coasts |
202 080 kilometers |
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 Population
(2008) |
33 212 696 |
 Population
(1950) |
13 700 000 |
 Population of less than 15 years (2008) |
16,3 % |
Population of more than 64 years (2008) |
14,9 % |
Life expectancy in birth (2007) |
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80,3 years |
Density of population (2008) |
3,3 h./km2 |
Urban population (2005) |
80,1 % |
Median age (2008) |
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40,1 years |
Rate of fecundity (2008) |
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1,57 |
Birthrate (2008) |
10,29 ‰ |
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Birthrate (1970) |
17,0 ‰ |
Mortality rate (2008) |
7,61 ‰ |
 Rate of natural increase (2008) |
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0,27 % |
Infantile mortality rate (2008) |
5,08 ‰ |
Rate of migration (2008) |
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5,62 ‰ |
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Currency |
Canadian dollar |
CAD |
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GDP in million dollars common US (2006) |
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1 251 463 |
GDP per head in dollars US stocks PPA (2007) |
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38 200 $ |
Growth rate (2006) |
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2,8 % |
Growth rate industrial production (2007) |
1,6 % |
Part in the worldwide importation (2006) |
2,88 % |
Part in worldwide export (2006) |
3,22 % |
Military expenditures in % GDP (2005) |
1,1 % |
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Export of weapon (million dollars) (2005) |
365 |
Expenses of education in % GDP (2002) |
5,2 % |
Consumption of energy 2002 (TOE / Hab.) |
7,97 |
Consumption of electricity (Kwh per head) (2004) |
17 156 |
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CO2's programmes in tons per head (2005) |
17,00 |
CO2's programmes in Kg by $ of GDP (2000) |
0,62 |
Part of nuclear technology in the complete production of electricity (2005) |
15 % |
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Indication of Human Development - IDH (2005) |
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0,961 |
Coefficient of Gini (2004) |
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0,33 |
Indication of civil liberty (2005) |
1 |
Number of homicides for 100 000 inhabitants (2000) |
1,5 |
Indication of freedom of the press (2006) |
4,5 |
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| Part of income (2000) |
The poorest 10 % |
2,6 % |
The richest 10 % |
24,8 % |
| Distance of wealth |
1 à 9 |
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Number of French recorded in Canada (2007) |
63 732 |
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