Full country name: Canada
Area: 9,976,000 sq km
Population: 31,280,000
Capital city: Ottawa (pop: 1,010,500)
People: British descent (28%), French descent (23%), Italian descent (3%), aboriginal peoples (2%), plus significant minorities of German, Ukrainian, Dutch, Greek, Polish and Chinese descent
Languages: English, French and 53 native languages
Religion: Catholic (45%), Protestant (36%) and minorities from most of the world's major religions
Government: Parliamentary democracy
Governor-General: Adrienne Clarkson
Prime Minister: Jean Chrιtien

GDP: US$774 billion
GDP per head: US$25,000
Annual growth:3%
Inflation: 3%
Major industries: processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, transportation equipment, chemicals, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
Major trading partners: USA, Japan, EU, China and South Korea