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Canada


Continent - North America
Region - Canada
Size - 9,984,670 km²
Geography - Mostly flat plains, mountains in west, lowlands in south-east
Language - English & French
Religion - 42% Roman Catholic, 23% Protestant, 16% None, 12% Other, 4% Muslim
Monetary
Unit - Canadian dollar
Natural Resources - iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas
Agriculture - wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish
Industry - transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Neighbouring Countries - United States
Population - 33,390,141 (2007 estimate)
Population Growth Rate - 0.87%
Average Life Expectancy - 80.3
Capital City - Ottawa (population 875,000)
Largest City - Toronto (population 2,503,281)
Highest Mountain - Logan (5,959 m)
Longest River - Mackenzie (4241km)
Climate - South - temperate - warm summers 12°C to 24°C and cold winters - -16°C to 3°C, North - sub-arctic to arctic - cool summers - 1°C to 18°C and very cold winters -32°C to -12°C
Yearly Rainfall - South -85cm (approx), North - 40cm (approx)
Plant Life - South - pine, hemlock, maple, birch, fir, aspen, beech, grasses. North - conifer, short grasses, mosses, low bushes
Animal Life - South and central - deer, black bear, opossum, grey and red squirrels, otter, beaver, skunk, moose, caribou, lynx, wolf, marten, beaver, porcupine, rabbit, mice, chipmunk. North - musk ox, reindeer, polar bear, caribou, fox, arctic hare, lemming
Bird Life - South and central - bluebird, red-winged blackbird, robin, wood thrush, woodpecker, oriole, bobolink, crow, hawk, bittern, heron, black duck, loon, owl, pigeon, swift, crow. North - snowy owl, ptarmigan, snow bunting, arctic tern
Aquatic Life - walrus, seals, whales
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