Canada

Canada

Geographic Properties

Total Area: 3.855 million mi² (World Rank: 2nd)
Land Area: 3.511 million mi² (World Rank: 4th)
Continent: North America
Bordering Country/Region: United States

Demographics

Population: 38.8 million people (2023 estimate, World Rank: 38th)
Population Density: 10.9 people/mi² (2021 estimate, World Rank: 232nd)
Population Growth: 0.712 %/yr (2021 estimate, World Rank: 131st)
Life Expectancy: 82.6 years (2020 estimate, World Rank: 20th)
Median Age: 40.2 years (2021 estimate, World Rank: 50th)

Cultural Properties

Languages: English (54%), French (20%), Chinese (3.4%), Mandarin Chinese (1.6%), Yue Chinese (1.6%)
Ethnic Mix: British (28%), Mixed (26%), French (23%), Other European (15%), Other (6%)
Religions: Christianity (77%), Chinese Universism (2%), Islam (1.7%), Judaism (1.3%), Buddhism (1.2%)
Literacy Rate: 99% (2003 estimate)

Capital and Major Cities

Capital City: Ottawa, Ontario
Largest Cities:
- Toronto, Ontario: 2.732 million people
- Montreal, Quebec: 1.705 million people
- Calgary, Alberta: 1.15 million people
- Edmonton, Alberta: 932,546 people
- Ottawa, Ontario: 883,391 people

Economic Properties

GDP: $2.14 trillion/yr (2022 estimate, World Rank: 9th)
GDP at Parity: $2.273 trillion/yr (2022 estimate, World Rank: 15th)
Real GDP: $1.848 trillion/yr (2020 estimate, World Rank: 10th)
GDP per Capita: $54,966/yr/person (2022 estimate, World Rank: 22nd)
GDP Real Growth: -5.403%/yr (2020 estimate, World Rank: 207th)
Gini Index: 0.317 (2019 estimate, World Rank: 36th)
Consumer Price Inflation: +6.8%/yr (2022 estimate, World Rank: 108th)

Employment

Unemployment Rate: 5.21% (2022 estimate, World Rank: 115th highest)
Long-term Unemployment Rate: 0.857% (2014 estimate, World Rank: 88th highest)
Labor Force: 21.34 million people (54.96% of population, 2022 estimate, World Rank: 32nd)

Business Information

Total Business Tax Rate: 24.5% of profit (2019 estimate, World Rank: 148th)
New Businesses Registered: 3262/yr (8.28% of total businesses, 2018 estimate, World Rank: 114th)

Media and Telecommunications

Internet Usage: 35.49 million people (92.83% of population, 2021 estimate, World Rank: 28th)
Mobile Cellular Subscriptions: 35.08 million (2022 estimate, World Rank: 44th)

Transportation

Vehicles in Use: 18.9 million vehicles (676.3 vehicles per thousand people)
Total Road Length: 880,000 miles (2004 estimate)

Education

Public Education Spending: 5.17% of GDP (2020 estimate, World Rank: 68th)
Students: 6.297 million people (20.16% of population, 2001 estimate, World Rank: 47th)
Teachers: 281,840 people (1996 estimate, World Rank: 44th)

Health Care

Health Spending: $3929.00 USD/person/yr (2007 estimate)
Physicians per Capita: 2.443/1000 people (2019 estimate)
Hospital Beds: 3.4/1000 people (2005 estimate)

UN Human Development Index

Health: 0.957 (World Rank: 12th)
Education: 0.89 (World Rank: 12th)
Living Standards: 0.915 (World Rank: 20th)
Total: 0.92 (World Rank: 10th, 2015 estimate)
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