About Canada
Throughout the world, Canada is well known as...
- a nation of immense natural beauty - wide-open spaces, mountains, trees and lakes;
- a modern, environmentally responsible, progressive nation with an open and generous society;
- a nation in which all people have the opportunity to grow and develop in their own way;
- a nation that upholds its international commitments;
- a nation made up of honest, friendly, polite, well-educated, interesting and healthy citizens;
- a nation that respects the contributions and individuality of different cultures;
- a nation with compassion towards its own citizens and warmth to all peoples of the world.
For six years in a row - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 - Canada has
ranked first in the world on the United Nations Human
Development Index, scoring high on the key factors of
life expectancy, quality of life and average income.
Canada ranked third in the world in the 2001 Environmental
Sustainability Index study, a measure of overall progress
towards environmental sustainability, developed for
122 countries. In a recent KPMG business study, Competitive
Alternatives: Comparing Business Costs in North America,
Europe and Japan, Canada was ranked first as the
leading cost-competitive industrial country. Canada
ranks sixth in the world when measured strictly according
to gross domestic product per capita.
Read on for more about Canada...
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