COUNTRY PROFILES CANADA A condensed version will appear in the VinIntell May 2014 No 20 edition. 1 | P a g e A SAWIS publication 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 6 2. DEMOGRAPHICS .............................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Geography ............................................................................................................................... 8 Area ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Land boundaries .............................................................................................................................. 8 Coastline.......................................................................................................................................... 8 Climate ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Terrain ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Elevation extremes ......................................................................................................................... 8 Natural resources ............................................................................................................................ 8 2.2 People and Society .................................................................................................................. 9 Ethnic groups .................................................................................................................................. 9 Languages........................................................................................................................................ 9 Religions .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Population ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Age structure ................................................................................................................................... 9 Median age ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Population growth rate ................................................................................................................... 9 Birth rate ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Death rate ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Life expectancy at birth ................................................................................................................. 10 Literacy .......................................................................................................................................... 10 School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) ................................................................ 10 Urbanisation .................................................................................................................................. 10 Net migration rate ........................................................................................................................ 10 2.3 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 10 Telephones - main lines in use ...................................................................................................... 10 Telephones - mobile cellular ......................................................................................................... 10 Internet users ................................................................................................................................ 10 Airports ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Airports - with paved runways ...................................................................................................... 11 Railways ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Roadways ...................................................................................................................................... 11 2 | P a g e A SAWIS publication 2014 Waterways .................................................................................................................................... 11 Ports and terminals ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Environment.......................................................................................................................... 11 Current issues ............................................................................................................................... 11 International agreements ............................................................................................................. 12 3. GOVERNMENT............................................................................................................................... 12 Government type .......................................................................................................................... 12 Capital ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Administrative divisions ................................................................................................................ 12 Legal system .................................................................................................................................. 12 Disputes - international ................................................................................................................ 12 Refugees and internally displaced persons ................................................................................... 13 Illicit drugs ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Corruption ..................................................................................................................................... 13 4. ECONOMIC SITUATION ................................................................................................................. 13 GDP (purchasing power parity) – Canadian dollar (C$) ................................................................ 13 GDP - real growth rate .................................................................................................................. 13 GDP - per capita (PPP) ................................................................................................................... 13 GDP - composition, by end use ..................................................................................................... 14 GDP - composition, by sector of origin ......................................................................................... 14 Industries ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Labor force - by occupation .......................................................................................................... 14 Unemployment rate ...................................................................................................................... 14 Distribution of family income - Gini index .................................................................................... 14 Exports .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Exports - commodities .................................................................................................................. 14 Exports - partners .......................................................................................................................... 15 Imports .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Imports - commodities .................................................................................................................. 15 Imports - partners ......................................................................................................................... 15 Exchange rates .............................................................................................................................. 15 Central bank discount rate ............................................................................................................ 15 Commercial bank prime lending rate ..........................................................................................