Jason Canada country profile

Country Profile by Jason Huang

Physical Geography

1. Official Name of Country: Canada
   
2. Climate: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
   
3. Map:
   
   
   1. Absolute Location: 60 00 N, 95 00 W
      
   2. Relative location :Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
      

Political Geography

Type of government, names of the officials, and major political parties a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a Commonwealth realm Bloc Quebecois, Liberal Party, Conservative Party, New Democratic Party

Capital Ottawa

International Organization participation: ACCT, ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESA (cooperating state), FAO, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAFTA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Cultural Geography

Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions: English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)

Population, population growth rate, and population distribution: 33,487, 0.817%,208 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 2,761,711/female 2,626,836)

15-64 years: 68.7% (male 11,633,950/female 11,381,735)

65 years and over: 15.2% (male 2,220,189/female 2,862,787) (2009 est.)

Major cities: Vancouver, Calgary, Kitchener, Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy: Birth: 10.28 births/1,000 population, Death: 7.74 deaths/1,000 population.

Economic Geography

1. GNP and GDP:
   
   
2. Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 2%
   
3. Natural resources: natural gas.
   
4. Major agricultural and industrial products: motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
   
5. Major exports and imports:
   machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
   
6. Currency: Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.036    
   
7. Balance of trade: Canadian dollar change NT is 30.342
   
8. Historical events :