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Country: CANADA

Capital Ottawa

Total Area
3,851,809.19 sq mi
9,976,140.00 sq km

Population
31,281,092 (July 2000 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050
41,429,579

Languages
English 59.3% (official),
French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%

Literacy
97% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1986 est.)

Religions
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%,
other 18%

Life Expectancy
76.02 male, 83 female (2000 est.)

Government Type
confederation with parliamentary democracy

Currency
1 Canadian dollar (Can$) = 100 cents

GDP (per capita)
$23,300 (1999 est.)

Labor Force (by occupation)
services 75%, manufacturing 16%, construction 5%, agriculture 3%, other 1%

Industry
processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, transportation equipment, chemicals, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Agriculture
wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish

Arable Land
5%

Exports
motor vehicles and parts, newsprint, wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, machinery, natural gas, aluminum, telecommunications equipment, electricity

Imports
machinery and equipment, crude oil, chemicals, motor vehicles and parts, durable consumer goods, electricity

Natural Resources
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

Current Environmental Issues
air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities

Telephones (main lines in use)
8.5 million (1999)

Telephones (mobile cellular)
3 million (1999)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
750 (1999 est.)
(U.S. Government sources)

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