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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Canada'''
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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Federal Republic of Canada''' <br> '''''La République Fédérale de Canada'''''
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| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Flag of Canada.png]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Coat of Canada.png]]
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| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Flag-c.png]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:Coat of Canada.png]]
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| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Flag</small> || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Coat of arms</small>
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Motto'''<br>''"A Mari Usque Ad Mare"''  (Latin)<br>"From Sea to Sea"
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Motto'''<br>''"Ad lucem"''  (Latin)<br>"Towards the light"
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Anthem'''<br>''O Canada''
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Anthem'''<br>''Canada Forever''
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Map of Canada.png]]
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Location-canada.png]]
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|'''Capital''' <br><br>'''Largest city'''
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|'''Capital'''<br>'''Largest city'''
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|Ottawa<br><small>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=45_24_N_75_40_W_type:country(9,984,670) 45°24�N, 75°40�W]</small><br>Toronto
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|Ottawa<br>Toronto
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|'''Government'''<br><br>&nbsp;- Monarch<br>&nbsp;- Governor General<br>&nbsp;- Prime Minister
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|'''Government'''<br>&nbsp;- President<br>&nbsp;- Vice President
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| Parliamentary democracy <small>(federal constitutional monarchy)</small><br> Queen Elizabeth II<br>Romeo Dallaire<br>Anthony Wittrock
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| Federal  republic<br> [[Anthony Wittrock]] <br> Adrian Munroe
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|'''Establishment'''<br>&nbsp;- [[wikipedia:British North America Act|BNA Act]]<br>&nbsp;- [[wikipedia:Statute of Westminster 1931|Westminster Statute]]<br>&nbsp;- [[wikipedia:Canada Act|Canada Act]]
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|'''Independence''' <br> &nbsp;- Declared <br>&nbsp;- Recognized
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|<br>July 1, 1867<br>December 11, 1931<br>April 17, 1982
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| <br> October 22, 1866<br>July 1, 1867
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total<br><br>&nbsp;- Water (%)
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|<br>9,984,670 km²<br>3,854,085 sq mi <br>8.92 (891,163 km²)
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|<br>9,984,670 km2<br>3,854,085 sq mi <br>8.92 (891,163 km2)
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|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- 2007 estimate<br>&nbsp;- 2006 census<br>&nbsp;- Density<br>&nbsp;
|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- 2007 estimate<br>&nbsp;- 2006 census<br>&nbsp;- Density<br>&nbsp;
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|<br>34,234,400<br>32,389,390 <br>3.2 /km²<br>8.3 /sq mi
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|<br>52,936,621<br>50,440,028 <br>3.2 /km2<br>8.3 /sq mi
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|'''GDP'''<br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2005 estimate<br>$1.32 trillion<br>$38,600
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|2005 estimate<br>$2.48 trillion<br>$46,932
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.908 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.948 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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|'''Internet TLD''' || .ca
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|'''Internet TLD''' || .ca, .gc
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Current revision as of 23:03, 25 September 2007

Federal Republic of Canada
La République Fédérale de Canada
Image:Flag-c.png Image:Coat of Canada.png
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
"Ad lucem" (Latin)
"Towards the light"
Anthem
Canada Forever
Image:Location-canada.png
Capital
Largest city 		Ottawa
Toronto
Official languages English, French
Demonym Canadian
Government
 - President
 - Vice President 		Federal republic
Anthony Wittrock
Adrian Munroe
Independence
 - Declared
 - Recognized
October 22, 1866
July 1, 1867
Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)
9,984,670 km2
3,854,085 sq mi
8.92 (891,163 km2)
Population
 - 2007 estimate
 - 2006 census
 - Density
 
52,936,621
50,440,028
3.2 /km2
8.3 /sq mi
GDP
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2005 estimate
$2.48 trillion
$46,932
HDI Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 0.948 (high)
Currency Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Time zone
 - Summer (DST) 		(UTC-3.5 to -8)
(UTC-2.5 to -7)
Internet TLD .ca, .gc
Calling code +1
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