Canada Transportion

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

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF CANADA

Railways - total:

48,068 km

Railways - standard gauge:

48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)

Railways - broad gauge:

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

1,337 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

509

Airports - with unpaved runways:

828

Heliports:

12 (2006)

Waterways:

636 km

Pipelines - gas:

liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km (2005)

Pipelines - oil:

crude and refined 23,564 km;

Pipelines - refined products:

Ports and Terminals:

Fraser River Port, Halifax, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver