CANADA CANADA REGION NORTH AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 1 1867 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION APRIL 17 1982 POPULATION 31006347 1999 EST AREA 3849674 SQ MI CAPITAL OTTAWA FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERATION WITH PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY AGRICULTURE WHEAT LIVESTOCK FEED GRAINS OIL SEEDS DAIRY PRODUCTS TOBACCO FRUITS VEGETABLES MAIN INDUSTRIES MOTOR VEHICLES MACHINERY AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING FOREST PRODUCTS FISH PRODUCTS MINERALS NATURAL RESOURCES PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS HYDROELECTRIC POWER METALS MINERALS FISH FORESTS WILDLIFE CURRENCY DOLLAR GDP 688.3 BILLION 1998 ESTIMATE GDP PER CAPITA 22400 1998 ESTIMATE LANGUAGES ENGLISH FRENCH RELIGIONS CHRISTIAN ROMAN CATHOLIC UNITED CHURCH ANGLICAN LITERACY RATE 97 LIFE EXPECTANCY 76 YEARS MALE 83 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 12 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 7 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
