Canada

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|'''Recognized regional languages''' || Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, Cree, Dëne Sųłiné, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun, Slavey, Tłįchǫ Yatiì
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|'''Ethnic groups''' || 28% British, 23% French, 3.5% Aboriginal peoples, 47% other
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|'''Establishment'''<br>&nbsp;- British North America Act<br>&nbsp;- Statute of Westminster<br>&nbsp;- Canada Act
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|'''Establishment'''<br>&nbsp;- British North America Acts<br>&nbsp;- Statute of Westminster<br>&nbsp;- Canada Act
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|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- 2007 estimate<br>&nbsp;- 2006 census<br>&nbsp;- Density<br>&nbsp;
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|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- 2008 estimate<br>&nbsp;- 2006 census<br>&nbsp;- Density<br>&nbsp;
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|'''GDP''' (PPP)<br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2006 estimate<br>$1.165 trillion<br>$35,600
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|2007 estimate<br>$1.274 trillion<br>$38,200
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|'''GDP''' (nominal)<br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2006 estimate<br>$1.089 trillion<br>$32,614
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|2007 estimate<br>$1.432 trillion<br>$42,738
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|'''Gini''' || 33.1 (<font color="#ffcc00">medium</font>)
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|'''Gini''' (2005) || 32.1 (<font color="#ffcc00">medium</font>)
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:Red arrow down.PNG|11px]] 0.950 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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|'''HDI''' (2007) || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.PNG|10px]] 0.961 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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|'''Currency''' || Canadian dollar ($) (<code>CAD</code>)
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|'''Currency''' || Dollar ($) (<code>CAD</code>)
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Current revision as of 10:04, 19 September 2008

Canada
Flag of Canada Coat of arms of Canada
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
"A Mari Usque Ad Mare" (Latin)
"From Sea to Sea"
Anthem
O Canada
Royal anthem
God Save the Queen
Location of Canada
Capital

Largest city 		Ottawa
45°24′N, 75°40′W
Toronto
Official languages English, French
Recognized regional languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, Cree, Dëne Sųłiné, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun, Slavey, Tłįchǫ Yatiì
Ethnic groups 28% British, 23% French, 3.5% Aboriginal peoples, 47% other
Demonym Canadian
Government

 - Monarch
 - Governor-General
 - Prime Minister 		Parliamentary democracy
(federal constitutional monarchy)
Queen Elizabeth II
Roméo Dallaire
Jean-Serge Brisson
Establishment
 - British North America Acts
 - Statute of Westminster
 - Canada Act
July 1, 1867
December 11, 1931
April 17, 1982
Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)
9,984,670 km²
3,854,085 sq mi
8.92
Population
 - 2008 estimate
 - 2006 census
 - Density
 
33,378,000
31,612,897
3.2/km²
8.3/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2007 estimate
$1.274 trillion
$38,200
GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2007 estimate
$1.432 trillion
$42,738
Gini (2005) 32.1 (medium)
HDI (2007) 0.961 (high)
Currency Dollar ($) (CAD)
Time zone
 - Summer (DST) 		(UTC -3.5 to -8)
(UTC -2.5 to -7)
Internet TLD .ca
Calling code +1
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