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Canada
Enormous country of majestic lakes, enormous spaces without inhabitants - almost all Canadians live close to the Southern border in the few large cities it has.
Basic information
Capital: Ottawa
Population: Approx. 33 mln.
Religions: Predominantly Roman Catholic and Protestant
Languages: English and French are official; several others
Climate: Summer thunderstorms are common throughout Canada. Occasionally, these may become 'severe'. Tornados also occur throughout Canada, with May to September being prime months. The peak season is June and early July in southern Ontario, Alberta, southeastern Québec, and a band stretching from southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, through to Thunder Bay. The interior of British Columbia and western New Brunswick are also tornado zones. Earth tremors occur in the western mountains. Forest fires can occur at any time, regardless of the season, particularly in the grasslands and forests of western Canada.
Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)
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Exact population: 33,098,932 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 97% (1986 est.); male: NA%; female: NA%
Ethnicities: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Area: Total: 9,984,670 sq km; land: 9,093,507 sq km; water: 891,163 sq km
Land boundaries: Total: 8,893 km; border countries: US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)
Terrain: Mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
Imports: US 58.9%, China 6.8%, Mexico 3.8% (2004)
Exports: US 85.1%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.6% (2004)
Industries: Transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products; wood and paper products; fish products, petroleum and natural gas
Source: CIA World Factbook
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