Area | 9,970,610 km2 |
Major languages | English and French (both official) |
Major religious groups | Roman Catholic (45%), United Church (12%), Anglican (8%) |
Population | 32.6 million (2006) |
Population growth rate | 1.0% (2006) |
Surrounding countries | Greenland (Denmark), United States |
Type of government | Constitutional monarchy |
National legislature | Upper chamber: Senate Lower chamber: House of Commons; multiparty |
Leaders | Governor General Michaëlle Jean Prime Minister Stephen Harper |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Maxime Bernier |
Minister for International Trade | David Emerson |
Minister of Finance | Jim Flaherty |
UN Human Development Index (2006) | Canada ranks 6th among 177 countries |
GDP | $1.4 trillion (2006) |
Real GDP growth rate | 2.8% (2006) |
GDP per capita | $44,333 (2006) |
Inflation rate | 2.0% (2006) |
Unemployment rate | 6.3% (2006) |
Main exports | $440.2 billion (2006), including mineral fuels and oils, motor vehicles and parts, machinery, electrical machinery and equipment and wood. |
Main imports | $396.5 billion (2006), including motor vehicles and parts, machinery, electrical machinery and equipment , mineral fuels and oils and plastics. |
Canadian Direct Investment Abroad | $523.26 billion (2006) |
Foreign Direct Investment in Canada | $448.86 billion (2006) |
Sources: Statistics Canada, UNDP Reports 2006