Canada Country Data

Area: total: 9,984,670 sq km
land: 9,093,507 sq km
water: 891,163 sq km

Climate: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north

Terrain: mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast

Natural resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

Population: 33,212,696 [July 2008 est.]

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.3% [male 2,780,491/female 2,644,276]
15-64 years: 68.8% [male 11,547,354/female 11,300,639]
65 years and over: 14.9% [male 2,150,991/female 2,788,945] [2008 est.]

Nationality: noun: Canadian[s]
adjective: Canadian

Ethnic groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%

Languages: English [official] 59.3%, French [official] 23.2%, other 17.5%

Capital: name: Ottawa
geographic coordinates: 45 25 N, 75 42 W
time difference: UTC-5 [same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time]
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March ends first Sunday in November
note: Canada is divided into six time zones

National holiday: Canada Day, 1 July [1867]

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.1%
industry: 28.8%
services: 69.1% [2007 est.]

Labor force: 17.95 million [2007 est.]

Budget: revenues: $569.3 billion
expenditures: $555.2 billion [2007 est.]

Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables dairy products forest products fish

Industries: transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Exports: $433.1 billion f.o.b. [2007 est.]

Exports - commodities: motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment chemicals, plastics, fertilizers wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum

Exports - partners: US 81.6%, UK 2.3%, Japan 2.1% [2006]

Imports: $386.9 billion f.o.b. [2007 est.]

Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods

Imports - partners: US 54.9%, China 8.7%, Mexico 4% [2006]

Currency (code): Canadian dollar [CAD]

Exchange rates: Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.0724 [2007], 1.1334 [2006], 1.2118 [2005], 1.301 [2004], 1.4011 [2003]

Airports: 1,343 [2007]

Railways: total: 48,068 km
standard gauge: 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge [2006]

Merchant marine: total: 171 ships [1000 GRT or over] 2,191,099 GRT/2,815,416 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 60, cargo 10, carrier 1, chemical tanker 9, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 64, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 6
foreign-owned: 8 [Germany 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, US 3]
registered in other countries: 130 [Australia 2, Bahamas 13, Barbados 9, Cambodia 6, Cyprus 2, Denmark 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 39, Liberia 3, Malta 15, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 17, St Vincent and The Grenadines 6, Taiwan 3, US 4, Vanuatu 5] [2007]

Ports and terminals: Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec City, Saint John [New Brunswick], Sept-Isles, Vancouver

Trade Leads of companies wanting to do business with Canada

Heavy Duty Triangle Anti Theft Trailer Lock Std98la-1 - std708 ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Wed 25 Apr, 2007 3:15 am - the trapped arm can telescopic according to diameter of wheel interlocked silver supports are for controlling the sizes and thickness of wheel...
Targeted Countries: USA Canada USA

Tool Cart - Andireal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Thu 15 May, 2008 4:03 am - we are glad to let you know that we could supply various kinds of tool carts and we could produce them according to your design and samples we...
Targeted Countries: USA Australia Canada

Rack Panel - Andireal ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Thu 15 May, 2008 4:05 am - we are glad to let you know that we could supply various kinds of rack panels and we could produce them according to your design and samples w...
Targeted Countries: USA Australia Canada

Hand Blown Glass Bongs, Smoking Pipes, Color Pipe - Magicglass ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Wed 03 Jun, 2009 11:49 pm - sino german magic arts and crafts glass co ltd professional glass pipes glass bongs and glass handicraft manufacturer in china our factory w...
Targeted Countries: Germany UK Canada

Sell Tactile Indicator R10 - Yongyue ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Fri 16 Nov, 2007 11:57 pm - specification material 316 stainless steel size 35*25*5 *13mm surface machined packing carton size 28*28*21cm blister packing ...
Targeted Countries: Australia Canada New Zealand

Want To Buy Great Northern Kidney Beans From Usa Or Canada - Via Quick Buy/Import Form ( Usa ) - Offers to Buy and Import - Mon 11 Feb, 2008 4:44 pm - contact name turgut karayel want to buy great northern kidney beans country destination mersin turkey address turgut karayel@hotmai...
Targeted Countries: Canada USA

Popcorn From Argentina And Green Lentil From Canada - Guldabakliyat ( Turkey ) - Offers to Buy and Import - Tue 11 Mar, 2008 7:14 am - we need 38 40 and 40 42 popcorn from argentina and green lentil from canada please send me your offers to my email adress email and msn emreat...
Targeted Countries: Argentina Canada

Gasoline Powered Snow Thrower - Dextools ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 17 Mar, 2008 8:05 am - gasoline powered snow thrower engine power 9 0hp engine type 177f 270cc ohv 4 cycle start mode manual electric working width 71 cm workin...
Targeted Countries: Russia Canada

Gasoline Sweeper - Dextools ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Mon 17 Mar, 2008 8:25 am - gasoline sweeper amp #9679 displacement 35cc 45cc amp #9679 no load speed 7000rpm amp #9679 max output power 1 1kw 7000rpm 1 4kw 7000rpm a...
Targeted Countries: Germany Canada

Prt-mek3 Radio Frequency - Shenzhenenroyalexporters ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Tue 18 Mar, 2008 8:50 am - prt mek3 model mek3 treatment applications 1 eliminate wrinkles and folds body 2 lift face and renew facial contours 3 provide you with tend...
Targeted Countries: Colombia Canada Spain

Enmei Co. Manufactures All Wood Kitchen Cabinet - Homefurniturefactory ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Thu 20 Mar, 2008 1:21 pm - *wood species oak beech birch pine cherry maple manchurian ash hickory *all wood contruction *solid wood doors *plywood carcase *european stlye...
Targeted Countries: Australia USA Canada

Persian Carpet 20x30 Feet - Aileencarpet ( China ) - Offers to Sell and Export - Sat 22 Mar, 2008 9:11 am - pure silk on warp weft and piles persian silk carpet design persian silk rug design china silk rug design chinese silk carpet design turkish ca...
Targeted Countries: USA Canada