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Paul Martin

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Located in America

geographic coordinates: 
    66 00 N,  95 00 W
Its' neighbors are
the USA (to its' south
and northwest) and
Greenland (to its'
northeast).

Area:
9.9 million sq. km. (3.8 million sq. mi.); second-largest country in the world.

Land use:

Climate: Temperate to Arctic

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Capital:
Ottawa
Economy
Nominal GDP (2001): $700 billion.
Real GDP growth rate (2001): 1.5%.
Nominal per capita GDP (2001): $22,509.
Natural resources: Petroleum and natural gas, hydroelectric power, metals and minerals, fish, forests, wildlife, abundant fresh water.
Agriculture: Products--wheat, livestock and meat, feed grains, oil seeds, dairy products, tobacco, fruits, vegetables.
Industry: Types--motor vehicles and parts, machinery and equipment, aircraft and components, other diversified manufacturing, fish and forest products, processed and unprocessed minerals.
Trade: Merchandise exports (2001)--$266.8 billion: motor vehicles and spare parts, lumber, wood pulp and newsprint, crude and fabricated metals, natural gas, crude petroleum, wheat. 86% of 2001Canadian exports went to the United States. Merchandise imports (2001)--$226.4 billion: motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, crude petroleum, chemicals, agricultural machinery. 76% of 1998 Canadian imports came from the United States.
 

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