AREA ................................................
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9.984.670
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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32.507.000 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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3,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Ottawa
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Canadian dollar (CAD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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31263 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,667 (4th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mount Logan 5959 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (independence recognized)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ca
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+1
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