Canadae
Canadae
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• Watter (%)
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8.92 (891,163 km2 / 344,080 mi2) |
Population | |
• Q3 2015 estimate
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35,851,774[1] (37t) |
• 2011 census
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33,476,688[2] |
• Density
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3.41/km2 (8.8/sq mi) (228t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate |
• Total
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$1.628 trillion[3] (15t) |
• Per capita
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$45,489[3] (20t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate |
• Total
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$1.573 trillion[3] (11th) |
• Per capita
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$43,935[3] (15t) |
Gini (2010) | 33.7[4] middlin · 103rd[5] |
HDI (2013) | ![]() very heich · 8t |
Siller | Canadian dollar ($) (CAD) |
Time zone | (UTC−3.5 tae −8) |
• Summer (DST)
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(UTC−2.5 to −7) |
Date format |
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Drives on the | right |
Cawin code | +1 |
Internet TLD | .ca |
Canadae is a kintra in North Americae, ane of the northrenmaist in the warld, an the mucklest kintra gaun bi area efter Roushie. It mairches the Unitit States an its watters eiks northart intil the Arctic Ocean tae the Nor' Powl.
Canadae is a federation o ten provinces an three territories. It wis first shapit bi the Breetish North America Act o 1867 an cried the "Dominion o Canadae". It is a pairlamentary representative democracy an is a constitutional monarchy wi Queen Elizabeth II as heid o state.
Canada's offeicial leids is Inglis an French. The French is spak feckly in Quebec (or Québec in French). Its offeicial estimate o indwallers for 2013 is 35,158,300 [7]
Provinces an territories[eedit | eedit soorce]

Canadae is a federation composed o ten provinces an three territories;
Provinces:
- Breetish Columbie
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Quebec
- Ontario
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland an Labrador
Territories:
Provinces hae mair autonomy than territories. Ilkane hae its ain provincial o territorial symbols.
The provinces are responsible for maist o Canadae's social programs (lik health care, eddication, an welfar an thegether collect mair revenue than the federal govrenment, an almaist unique structuir amang federations in the Yird. Uisin its spendin powers, the federal govrenment can stert national policies in provincial airts, sic as the Canada Health Act; the provinces can opt oot o these but rarelie dae sae in practice. Equalisation payments are made bi the federal govrenment tae ensure that reasonablie uniform standards o services an taxation are kept atween the richer and puirer provinces.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "CANSIM – 051-0005 – Estimates of population, Canada, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. Juin 22, 2015. Retrieved Juin 22, 2015.
- ↑ Statistics Canada (Januar 30, 2013). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 [1].IMF country report[full citation needit]
- ↑ "GINI index". The World Bank. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Country Comparison: Distribution Of Family Income – Gini Index". World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved Mey 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Table 1: Human Development Index and its components". UNDP. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Canada's total population estimates, 2013". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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