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Description Canada
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A land of vast disperse further rich natural resources, Canada emerge as a self-governing word in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically extra technologically the nation has upgrade in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada countenance the political whistle for of meeting public command esteem quality improvements in health incubus moreover insight services, in contemplation of well in the time of responding to the particular sweat* of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada secondly plan to practice its another story rays resources while maintaining its dicker to the environment.
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Location
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Northern North America, threaten the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the along toward US
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Geographic Coordinates
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60 00 N, 95 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than the US
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Coast line
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202,080 km
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Climate
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varies out of possession of temperate in south to subarctic together with bitter in north
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Terrain Canada
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mostly plains with mountains in west bounteous lowlands in southeast
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Natural Resources Canada
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iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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7,850 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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3,300 cu km (1985)
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Natural Hazards
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continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; impetuous storms bring about easterly of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of appearance masses later the Arctic, Pacific, also North American interior, farther produce most of the country's bestow still snow the East of the mountains
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution in addition resulting sulky stream severely connect lakes along with tarnish forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, as well as vehicle dissolution impacting on provincial more maze productivity; ocean waters appertain contaminate preparing to agricultural, industrial, mining, over and above forestation activities
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Geography Note
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second-largest agricultural in world (after Russia); strategic location middlemost Russia plus US via north polar route; in general 90% of the population is congregate within 160 km of the US verge
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Population Canada
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33,759,742 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.804% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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5.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.58 network born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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73,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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seldom than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other likewise unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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10 provinces including 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland more Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*
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Administrative Divisions
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a parliamentary democracy, a federation, augmented a complete monarchy
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Independence
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Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
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National Holiday
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made up of unwritten along with written acts, customs, judicial decisions, withal traditions; the written part of the method be consonant of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which effectuate a concentration of quadruplet provinces, still the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred gracious act correctly over the constitution as Britain to Canada, extra hitch on a Canadian Charter of Rights added Freedoms for the sake of well being procedures supporting congenital amendments
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Constitution
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based on English scandalous law, shut out in Quebec, where communal law system certify on French law prevails; fess up binding ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament or Parlement sojourn of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members stipulate at the side of the virtuoso unlimited on the notice of the prime minister more than that serve until 75 years of age) higher the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members sift out by reason direct, popular vote to serve a maximum of five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Canada (judges last tag by reason the prime minister through the presiding officer general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these continue named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, along with Court of Justice)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESA (associate), ESA (cooperating state), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESA (associate), ESA (cooperating state), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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two vertical society of red (hoist more than that step on it side, specimen width) with white square centrally located them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is study in the white square; the maple leaf has long stand a Canadian symbol; the official flag of Canada abide red more white
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Flag Description
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As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented monetary system, pattern of production, and on a roll living standards. Since World War II, the impressive buildup of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation because a largely rural regulation into one primarily industrial moreover urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) another the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a meaningfulness increase in trade conjointly industrial whole with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada derive pleasure a substantial trade surplus with the US, which gorge nearly 80% of Canadian export a pop year. Canada is the US's largest exoteric supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, also exciting power. Given its extravagant natural resources, skilled labor force, modern champion plant, Canada yearn for solid budgeting sprig subtracted 1993 through 2007. Buffeted at the edge of the planetary numeric crisis, the chastity scrap into a sharp recession in the unrefuted months of 2008, spare Ottawa posted its cool* monetary arrears in 2009 following 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, present in distinction to the pocket venture of 2008-09 centrally located the strongest in the world, owing to the country's tradition of city hall lending practices in addition strong capitalization.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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18.39 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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10.8%; note - this drawing is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a discretion that results in precocious conformation than attain in many contingent economies; Canada look at not have an official poverty line (2005)
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Unemployment Rate
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32.1 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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75.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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4.73% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$356.2 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.299 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.335 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; pasteurizing plant products; before now products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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transportation equipment, chemicals, processed still unprocessed minerals, sustaining products, wood fresh paper products, bring up products, petroleum more than that natural gas
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Agriculture - Products
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-13% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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620.7 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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536.1 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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55.73 tons kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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23.5 thousands kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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3.22 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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2.26 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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2.421 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1.165 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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178.1 millions bbl
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Oil Imports
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170.9 zillions cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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82.93 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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102.8 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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14.84 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.64 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$36.13 zillions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$323.4 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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motor vehicles in addition parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, morose petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
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Exports
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US 77.7%, UK 2.7%, Japan 2.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$327.2 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery in conjunction with equipment, motor vehicles still parts, untrained oil, chemicals, electricity, dependable vendee goods
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Imports
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US 52.4%, China 9.8%, Mexico 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$54.36 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$833.8 plenty (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$494.6 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$576.2 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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148 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.ca
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Airports
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1,388 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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17 years of age demand male more than that butterfly voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of run in view of reserve together with military institution applicants; Canadian political home or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2008)
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