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Canada - Quick Facts
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Population: |
31.6 million (2006) |
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Land Area: |
3,849,674 sq.mi. (9,984,670 sq.km.) |
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Highest Point: |
Mt. Logan, 19,524 ft. (5,951 m.) |
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Lowest Point: |
Sea level |
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Language: |
English & French |
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Life Expectancy: |
76.2 M/ 83 F (2003) |
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Currency: |
Canadian dollar |
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Visitors: |
657 Million (1999) |
Land and freshwater area
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Total area |
Land |
Freshwater |
% of total area |
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kmē |
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| Canada |
9,984,670 |
9,093,507 |
891,163 |
100.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
405,212 |
373,872 |
31,340 |
4.1 |
| Prince Edward Island |
5,660 |
5,660 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Nova Scotia |
55,284 |
53,338 |
1,946 |
0.6 |
| New Brunswick |
72,908 |
71,450 |
1,458 |
0.7 |
| Quebec |
1,542,056 |
1,365,128 |
176,928 |
15.4 |
| Ontario |
1,076,395 |
917,741 |
158,654 |
10.8 |
| Manitoba |
647,797 |
553,556 |
94,241 |
6.5 |
| Saskatchewan |
651,036 |
591,670 |
59,366 |
6.5 |
| Alberta |
661,848 |
642,317 |
19,531 |
6.6 |
| British Columbia |
944,735 |
925,186 |
19,549 |
9.5 |
| Yukon |
482,443 |
474,391 |
8,052 |
4.8 |
| Northwest Territories |
1,346,106 |
1,183,085 |
163,021 |
13.5 |
| Nunavut |
2,093,190 |
1,936,113 |
157,077 |
21.0 |
| Source:
Natural Resources Canada, GeoAccess Division.
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