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FactsBackground: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, and education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment. note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP (official exchange rate): $1.564 trillion (2010 est.); GDP - real growth rate: 3% (2010 est.); -2.5% (2009 est.); 0.5% (2008 est.); GDP - per capita (PPP): $39,600 (2010 est.); $38,700 (2009 est.); $40,000 (2008 est.); note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2%; industry: 20%; services: 78% (2010 est.); Population below poverty line: 9.4%; note - this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008); Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 0.1%; highest 10%: 46% (2005); Labor force: 18.59 million (2010 est.); Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2%; manufacturing: 13%; construction: 6%; services: 76%; other: 3% (2006 est.); Unemployment rate: 8% (2010 est.); 8.3% (2009 est.); Budget: revenues: $605.7 billion; expenditures: $677.7 billion (2010 est.); Industries: transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas; Industrial production growth rate: 5.8% (2010 est.); Electricity - production: 620.7 billion kWh (2007 est.); Electricity - consumption: 536.1 billion kWh (2007 est.); Electricity - exports: 55.73 billion kWh (2008 est.); Electricity - imports: 23.5 billion kWh (2008 est.); Statistics: CIA World Factbook. PressDisplaying 1 to 7 of 17 items. Calgary Herald(conservative), Calgary Globe and Mail, The(N/A), Toronto Halifax-Herald(Conservative), Halifax La Presse(Centrist), Montreal L'actualité(Monthly newsmagazine), Montreal Le Devoir(Independent), Montreal Le DroitOttawa Canada in the NewsDisplaying 1 to 4 of 44 items. Grimes, Art Angels: 2015 Album of the YearGrimes gives us 14 tracks of sparkling, original artpop with her new album, Art Angels. Clean Water Scarcity in CanadaPollution has contaminated a large chunk of Canada's water reserves, making access to clean water a major issue in remote communities. Gender, Race and the Burqa BanA Canadian minister's recent ban against the burqa and niqab, when closely scrutinized, stifles the kinds of freedoms it claims to be defending. Quebec: Canada's Quarrelsome ProvincePoliticians in Quebec have been lashing out at the media in response to allegations of corruption. Their focus could better be directed at cleaning up and modernizing the province. |
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