CANADA

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Country Name: Canada

Capital City: Ottawa

Population: 33,098,932 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.88% (2006)

Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)

Languages: English

Area: 9,984,670 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 6.4% (2006)

Domain extension: .ca

PEOPLE OF CANADA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

17.3% (male 2,967,383/female 2,824,189)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.2% (male 11,604,723/female 11,490,839)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

13.5% (male 1,927,035/female 2,575,972) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

39.1 years

Median Age - male:

38.1 years

Median Age - female:

40.2 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.869% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

5.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.051 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.01 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.748 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.977 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

80.34 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

76.98 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

83.86 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Canadian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

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

Religions:

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 and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)

Languages:

English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%