Canada

Canada (pronounced /ˈkænədə/) is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and its common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the world's longest. The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal people. Be... more

Area:

  • 9,984,670 km² (3855103 mi² )

Population:

  • 33,598,000 (Mar 28, 2009)

Date founded:

  • Jul 1, 1867
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Location

Capital

Ottawa

Ottawa ( ˈɒtəwə (help·info) or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/) is the capital of Canada and a municipality within the Province of Ontario. Located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the southern banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local...

Population

number date
  • 31,612,897
  • 2006
  • 33,390,141
  • Jul 2007
  • 33,598,000
  • Mar 28, 2009
  • 23,258,000
  • 1977
  • 20,378,000
  • 1967
  • 16,610,000
  • 1957
  • 12,551,000
  • 1947
  • 11,045,000
  • 1937
  • 9,637,000
  • 1927
  • 8,060,000
  • 1917

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • Jul 1, 1980

Internet TLD:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • CAN

ISO Numeric:

  • 124

ISO Alpha Code:

  • CA

ISO Short Name:

  • CANADA

FIPS Code:

  • CA

Calling Code:

  • 1

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 1,564,000,000,000
  • 2008

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 40,200
  • 2008

Religions:

Religion Percent of population As of date
  • 42.6 %
  • 2001
  • 1.9 %
  • 2001
  • 23.3 %
  • 2001
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Places exported to:

Exported to Currency Amount Date
  • 114,300,000,000
  • 2008

Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 87,900,000,000
  • 2008
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Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 56.75775
  • -86.41956

USBG name:

  • CANADA

Adjectival form:

  • Canadian
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Governmental Jurisdiction

Government positions:

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Coat of Arms Bearer

Coat of Arms used:

Coat of Arms Used from
  • 1921
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Video Game Region

Versions released in this region:

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Olympic participating country

IOC Code:

  • CAN
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