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Country name	Canada
Total Area	9,984,670 sq km
Area Population	32,805,041 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 17.9% (male 3,016,032/female 2,869,244) 15-64 years: 68.9% (male 11,357,425/female 11,244,356) 65 years and over: 13.2% (male 1,842,496/female 2,475,488) (2005 est.)
Average age	total: 38.54 years male: 37.54 years female: 39.56 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate	0.9% (2005 est.)
Birth rate	10.84 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate	7.73 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate	5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.1 years male: 76.73 years female: 83.63 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.61 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Religions	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)
Languages	English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Literacy percentage	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% (1986 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
Government structure	a constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Capital	Ottawa
Legal system	based on English common law, except in Quebec, where civil law system based on French law prevails; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
GDP (purchasing power Parity)	$1.077 trillion (2005 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate)	$1.047 trillion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	2.8% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $32,800 (2005 est.)
Labor force	17.35 million (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	2.3% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	15.9% (2003)
Inflation rate	2.3% (2005 est.)
Public debt	68.2% of GDP NA (2005 est.)
Exports	$364.8 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports	$317.7 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$600.7 billion (30 June 2005)
Currency (code)	Canadian dollar (CAD)
Exchange rates / $	Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.154 (Feb. 2006),
Big Mac price in dollars	2,53$
Under(-)/Over(+) valuation against the $ (%)	-14%
Franchise Association	Canadian Franchise Association
Web Site	www.cfa.ca
Year Of Franchise Network	NA
Num of franchisors	850 (2004)

This information was updated January, 2006. For additional information please email: info@infofranchise.com.

Date: 06/02/2006
Source: Infofranchise.com

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