Facts About Canada

Quick Facts About Canada

For those first time individual who will land in Canada whether as an Immigrant, Tourist or Student here are a quick facts about Canada.Learn about Canada's climate, population, government and more.

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Population: 33,642,603 (Source: Statistics Canada, Demography division (updated December 10, 2008).

Languages: English official, French official, other

Political system: Confederation with parliamentary democracy

Capital: Ottawa

Culture: British Isles origin 28% ; French origin 23% ; other European 15% ; Amerindian 2% ; other NA ; mostly Asian NA ; African NA ; Arab 6% ; mixed background 26%

Religions: Roman Catholic 46% , Protestant 36% , other 18%

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.5% (male:3,052,005; female:2,903,007)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male:11,099,907; female:10,984,903)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male:1,774,262; female:2,393,029)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $29,400 (2002 .est)

Terrain: Mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast

Geography: Second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route;

approximately 85% of the population is concentrated within 300 km of the US border

Climate: Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north

Provinces and capital cities: Alberta (Edmunton); British Columbia (Victoria); Manitoba (Winnipeg); New Brunswick (Fredericton); Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's); Northwest Territories (Yellowknife); Nova Scotia (Halifax); Nunavut (Iqaluit); Ontario (Toronto); Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown); Québec (Québec); Saskatchewan (Regina); Yukon (Whitehorse)