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Canada
  • Canada
  • Region : North America
  • Capital : Ottawa
  • Area : 9,984,670.00 km²
  • Official Language : English, French
  • Population : 37,058,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 1730.910
  • GPI Rank : 6
  • GII Rank : 17
Canada is a country in North America between the US and Greenland, which consists of the rugged island regions of the Arctic in the north. The land has a total area of 9,984,670 km² and a total coastline of 202,080 km. This area is only slightly larger than the United States. The country has 52,455 mostly uninhabited islands in the open sea. The United States sind the only directly neighbouring country of Canada. The distance between New York City and the Capital Ottawa is about 540 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.922 Canada counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

3.711

Life Expectancy of Males

79.9

Life Expectancy of Females

84.1

Birth Rate

10.1 ‰

Death Rate

7.7 ‰

Passport
Passport of Canada
VF : 116 , VOA : 52 MS : 168
Currency : Canadian Dollar (CAD)

1 US Dollar = 1.40 Dollar
1 Dollar = 0.71 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP1,450.76 bn €

Exportations

486.64 bn €

Importations

519.12 bn €

Tourism receipts

18.61 bn €

Unemployment rate

5.6 %

Inflation rate

1.95 %

corruption index

77 (good)

Energy consumption

522.2 bn kWh

GDP : 1730.910 | GDP(PPP) : 1899.940
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Ottawa / CapitalOntario

934,000

TorontoOntario

2,732,000

MontréalQuebec

1,705,000

CalgaryAlberta

1,239,000

EdmontonAlberta

933,000

MississaugaOntario

722,000

WinnipegManitoba

705,000

VancouverBritish Columbia

631,000

QuébecQuebec

532,000

SurreyBritish Columbia

518,000

LavalQuebec

423,000

HalifaxNova Scotia

403,000

SaskatoonSaskatchewan

246,000

ReginaSaskatchewan

215,000

St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador

109,000

SydneyNova Scotia

106,000

Saint JohnNew Brunswick

88,000

MonctonNew Brunswick

87,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

1% Urban areas

126,511 km²

6% Agricultural areas

626,543 km²

35% Forest

3,470,993 km²

9% Water areas

891,160 km²

49% Others

4,869,463 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

English

58.7 %

French

22.0 %

Punjabi

1.4 %

German

1.3 %

Italian

1.3 %

Spanish

1.3 %

Tagalog

1.2 %

Chinese

1.2 %

Arabic

1.1 %

Polish

0.7 %

Portuguese

0.7 %

Ukrainian

0.6 %

Dutch

0.5 %

Eskimo

0.1 %

other

7.9 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

1,042,300 km

Railways:

77,932 km

Waterways:

636 km

Commercial harbors:

669

› Airports:

1,467

Climate
The climate in CanadaWith an extent of over 2900 km from north to south, it is difficult to make a general statement about the climate. The individual parts of the country would be too different. A mostly moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Canada. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between -8 and 22 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 27 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -17°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Canada and 13 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in Canada