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Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Adrienne Clarkson (1999)
Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien (1993)
Area: 3,851,809 sq. mi. (9,976,140 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 31,006,347. Average annual rate of natural increase: 0.46%; birth rate: 11.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.5/1000; density per sq. mi.: 8
Capital: Ottawa, Ontario
Largest cities (1996 census; metropolitan areas): Toronto, 4,263,757; Montreal, 3,326,510; Vancouver, 1,831,665; Ottawa/Hull, 1,010,498; Edmonton, 862,597; Calgary, 821,628; Quebec, 671,889; Winnipeg, 667,209; Hamilton, 624,360; London, 398,616
Monetary unit: Canadian dollar
Languages: English, French (both official)
Ethnicity/race: British Isles origin 40%, French origin 27%, other European 20%, indigenous Indian and Inuit 1.5%, other, mostly Asian 11.5%
Religions: 46% Roman Catholic, 16% United Church, 10% Anglican
Literacy rate: 99%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $688.3 billion; $22,400 per capita. Real growth rate: 3%. Inflation: 0.9%. Unemployment: 7.8% (Dec. 1998). Arable land: 5%. Agriculture: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish. Labor force: 15.8 million (1998); services 75%, manufacturing 16%, agriculture 3%, construction 5%, other 1% (1997). Industry: processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, transportation equipment, chemicals, fish products, petroleum and natural gas. Exports: $210.7 billion (f.o.b., 1998): motor vehicles and parts, newsprint, wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, machinery, natural gas, aluminum, telecommunications equipment. Natural resources: nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas. Imports: $202.7 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and equipment, crude oil, chemicals, motor vehicles and parts, durable consumer goods. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, U.K., Germany, South Korea, The Netherlands, China, France, Mexico, Taiwan.
