Canada

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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

Image:Map of Canada.PNG

Capital

Largest city
Ottawa
45°24′N, 75°40′W
Toronto

Official languages English, French

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 Act
 - 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
 - 2007 estimate
 - 2006 census
 - Density
 

33,016,000
31,612,897
3.2 /km²
8.3 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2006 estimate
$1.165 trillion
$35,600

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2006 estimate
$1.089 trillion
$32,614

Gini 33.1 (medium)

HDI Image:10px-Red Arrow Down Darker.png 0.950 (high)

Currency Canadian 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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