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Area: |
9,984,670 sq km (2005) |
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Population: |
32,805,041 (July 2005 est.) |
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Capital city: |
Ottawa |
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People: |
British Isles origin 28%
French origin 23%
Other European 15%
American Indian 2%
Other - Asian, African, Arab 6%
Mixed background 26% |
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Official languages: |
English and French |
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Government: |
Constitutional monarchy |
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Governor General: |
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson |
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Prime Minister: |
Rt Hon Steven Harper |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs: |
The Honourable
Peter Gordon MacKay |
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Minister of International Trade: |
The Honourable David Emerson |
