Location: North America
Official name: Canada
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1867 / 1949
Capital city: Ottawa
Population: 33.9 million / 10 people per sq mile (4 people per sq km)
Total land area: 3,855,171 square miles (9,984,670 square km)
Language(s) spoken: English (official language), French (official language), Chinese, Italian, German, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Inuktitut, Cree
Main religions: Roman Catholic 44%, Protestant 29%, Other and nonreligious 27%
Ethnic mix: European 87%, Asian 9%, Amerindian, Métis and Inuit 4%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: Canadian dollar = 100 cents
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3530 kilocalories
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