Geographic Data

• Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. It stretches from the island of Newfoundland in the east to the border between the Canadian territory of Yukon and the U.S. state of Alaska in the west.
• Canada is a country of great beauty. With mountain, prairies, and lakes, it is a heaven for tourists, photographers, and nature lovers.
• Capital: Ottawa
• Area: 9,984,670km²
• Population: 33.6 million (2009 est.) *1
• Official languages: English, French
• Population growth rate: 1.16% (2008) *1

Political Data

• Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy
• National Legislature:
  Upper chamber: Senate
  Lower chamber: House of Commons; multiparty
• Leaders:
  Governor General David Johnston
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper
• UN Human Development Index(2008):
  Canada ranks 3rd among 162 countries in the world *2

Economic Data

• GDP: $1.307 trillion US (2008 est.) *3
• GDP growth rate: 0.7% (2008 est.) *3
• GDP per capita: $39,300 US (2008 est.) *3
• Inflation rate: 1.4% (2009) *4
• Unemployment rate: 8.7% (2008) *4
• Main exports: $39,300US (2008), including transportation equipment, capital equipment, pulp and paper, fuel, wood, minerals, aluminum
• Main imports: 415.2US billion(2008), including transportation & capital equipment, electronics, plastic resins, plastic materials,plastic manufactured products
• Major Trading Partners: U.S., U.K., Japan, and China

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