Canada
Official name: |
Canada |
Capital City: |
Ottawa |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
1 |
Population: |
28,820,671 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Canadian dollar (Can$) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
English (official), French (official) |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Apr 10, May 18, Jul 1, Sep 7, Oct 12, Dec 25, 26 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: newsprint, wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, machinery, natural gas, aluminum, motor vehicles and parts; telecommunications equipment |
Partners: US, Japan, UK, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands, China Major Imports: |
Commodities: crude oil, chemicals, motor vehicles and parts, durable consumer goods, electronic computers; telecommunications equipment and parts |
Partners: US, Japan, UK, Germany, France, Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea Total Export: |
$185 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.) |
Total Import: |
$166.7 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$694 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$24,400 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
97% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.06% (1996 est.) |
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