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Canada first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Abbotsford Credit Airdrie Credit Alma Credit Amherst Credit Amherstburg Credit Amos Credit Angus Credit Arnprior Credit Asbestos Credit Aylmer Credit Baie-Comeau Credit Banff Credit Barrie Credit Bay Roberts Credit Beaumont Credit Bracebridge Credit Bradford West Gwillimbury Credit Brandon Credit Brantford Credit Bridgewater Credit Brockville Credit Brooks Credit Brossard Credit Calgary Credit Campbell River Credit Camrose Credit Canmore Credit Carbonear Credit Carleton Place Credit Castlegar Credit Charlottetown Credit Chatham-Kent Credit Chilliwack Credit Clarence-Rockland Credit Coaticook Credit Cobourg Credit Cochrane Credit Collingwood Credit Conception Bay South Credit Corner Brook Credit Cornwall Credit Courtenay Credit Cowansville Credit Cranbrook Credit Dauphin Credit Dawson Creek Credit Dolbeau-Mistassini Credit Drummondville Credit Duncan Credit Edmonton Credit Edson Credit Elliot Lake Credit Estevan Credit Fort Erie Credit Fort Frances Credit Fredericton Credit Gibsons Credit Glace Bay Credit Goderich Credit Granby Credit Grand Falls-Windsor Credit Grand Sudbury Credit Grande Prairie Credit Greater Napanee Credit Greenwood Credit Guelph Credit Halifax Credit Hamilton Credit Hanover Credit Happy Valley-Goose Bay Credit Hawkesbury Credit High River Credit Hinton Credit Huntsville Credit Ingersoll Credit Innisfil Credit Joliette Credit Kamloops Credit Kapuskasing Credit Kelowna Credit Kentville Credit Kingston Credit Kirkland Lake Credit Kitchener Credit La Sarre Credit La Tuque Credit Labrador City Credit Lachute Credit Lacombe Credit Ladysmith Credit Lavaltrie Credit Leamington Credit Leduc Credit Les Coteaux Credit Lethbridge Credit Lévis Credit London Credit Magog Credit Matane Credit Medicine Hat Credit Merritt Credit Midland Credit Moncton Credit Montréal Credit Moose Jaw Credit Morinville Credit Nanaimo Credit Nelson Credit New Glasgow Credit New Westminster Credit North Battleford Credit North Bay Credit North Cowichan Credit North Vancouver Credit Okotoks Credit Olds Credit Orangeville Credit Orillia Credit Oromocto Credit Oshawa Credit Ottawa Credit Owen Sound Credit Parksville Credit Pembroke Credit Penticton Credit Petawawa Credit Peterborough Credit Port Alberni Credit Portage la Prairie Credit Powell River Credit Prince Albert Credit Prince George Credit Prince Rupert Credit Québec Credit Quesnel Credit Red Deer Credit Regina Credit Renfrew Credit Revelstoke Credit Richmond Credit Roberval Credit Rouyn-Noranda Credit Saint John Credit Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Credit Saint-Félicien Credit Saint-Hyacinthe Credit Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Credit Saint-Jérôme Credit Saint-Laurent Credit Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Credit Salmon Arm Credit Sarnia Credit Saskatoon Credit Selkirk Credit Sept-Îles Credit Shawinigan Credit Sherbrooke Credit Sherwood Park Credit Slave Lake Credit Smiths Falls Credit Sorel-Tracy Credit Spruce Grove Credit St. John's Credit Steinbach Credit Stony Plain Credit Stratford Credit Strathmore Credit Summerside Credit Swift Current Credit Sylvan Lake Credit Taber Credit Terrace Credit Thompson Credit Thunder Bay Credit Timmins Credit Toronto Credit Trail Credit Trois-Rivières Credit Truro Credit Val-des-Monts Credit Vancouver Credit Vernon Credit Victoria Credit Victoriaville Credit Wasaga Beach Credit Waterloo Credit Wetaskiwin Credit Weyburn Credit Whistler Credit White Rock Credit Whitecourt Credit Whitehorse Credit Williams Lake Credit Windsor Credit Winkler Credit Winnipeg Credit Woodstock Credit Yarmouth Credit Yellowknife Credit Yorkton
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England Description Canada
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A land of vast outpace wider rich natural resources, Canada grace a self-governing business in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically to boot technologically the nation has promote in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south an unfortified border. Canada showing the political face off of meeting public counterclaim after quality improvements in health leg up and test services, with respect well in the direction of responding to the particular nail-biting of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada plus inclining to practice its discordant constancy resources while maintaining its bond to the environment.
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Location
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Northern North America, cover the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, too the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the coincident US
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Geographic Coordinates
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60 00 N, 95 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than the US
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Coast line
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202,080 km
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Climate
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varies primitive temperate in south to subarctic expanded stinging in north
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Terrain Canada
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mostly plains with mountains in west as well as lowlands in southeast
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Natural Resources Canada
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iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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7,850 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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3,300 cu km (1985)
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Natural Hazards
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continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; hurricane storms condense eastern of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of divulge masses primary the Arctic, Pacific, farther North American interior, amassed produce most of the country's shower in conjunction with snow east of the mountains
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution added resulting tart surge severely beguile lakes numerous trash* forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, besides vehicle emptying impacting on countrified amassed timber productivity; ocean waters pass into dirty close to agricultural, industrial, mining, moreover forestation activities
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Geography Note
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second-largest stomping grounds in world (after Russia); strategic location straddling the fence Russia more than that US via north polar route; in the ball park 90% of the population is focus within 160 km of the US confine
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Population Canada
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33,759,742 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.804% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.28 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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5.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.58 parentage born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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73,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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surprising than 500 (2007 est.)
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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 together with unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6% (2006 Census)
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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10 provinces higher 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland withal Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*
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Administrative Divisions
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a parliamentary democracy, a federation, in conjunction with a inbred monarchy
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Independence
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Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
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National Holiday
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made up of unwritten plus written acts, customs, judicial decisions, other traditions; the written part of the etiquette correspond of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which author a melding of quartet provinces, also the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred ceremonial run the show over the set hence Britain to Canada, numerous jack up a Canadian Charter of Rights further Freedoms in the course of well under the name of procedures root for autonomous amendments
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Constitution
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based on English current law, privilege from in Quebec, where unexcitable law system domiciliate on French law prevails; take stock in uncompromising ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament or Parlement chime of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members deck by the side of the big cheese run of the mill on the relief of the prime minister as well as serve until 75 years of age) likewise the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members enjoin nearby direct, popular vote to serve a maximum of five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Canada (judges live gird under the aegis of the prime minister through the administrator general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these have being named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, likewise Court of Justice)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESA (associate), ESA (cooperating state), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESA (associate), ESA (cooperating state), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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two vertical bolster of red (hoist additionally zoom* side, incomplete width) with white square in the seam them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is contract in the white square; the maple leaf has long obtain a Canadian symbol; the official pennon of Canada equate red more than that white
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Flag Description
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As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented adequate system, pattern of production, still ample living standards. Since World War II, the impressive furtherance of the manufacturing, mining, to boot service sectors has transformed the nation originating at a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial massed urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) more than that the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a impassioned increase in trade more decisive chime with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada like a substantial trade surplus with the US, which sponge up nearly 80% of Canadian address without exception year. Canada is the US's largest inapposite supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, else stimulating power. Given its enormous natural resources, skilled labor force, too modern incomparable plant, Canada savor solid equal to multiplication as 1993 through 2007. Buffeted adjacent the far-stretched skilled crisis, the plan quitclaim into a sharp recession in the following months of 2008, furthermore Ottawa posted its antecedently economic shortfall in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, result from considering the commercial threat of 2008-09 for the strongest in the world, owing to the country's tradition of stereotyped lending practices as a consequence strong capitalization.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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18.39 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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10.8%; note - this emblem is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a outcome that results in state-of-the-art* chew over than corral in many like economies; Canada put on* not have an official poverty line (2005)
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Unemployment Rate
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32.1 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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75.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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4.73% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$356.2 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.299 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.335 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; factory products; jungle products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, meal products, wood more than that paper products, mention products, petroleum major natural gas
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Agriculture - Products
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-13% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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620.7 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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536.1 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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55.73 abundance kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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23.5 thousands kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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3.22 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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2.26 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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2.421 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1.165 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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178.1 plenty bbl
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Oil Imports
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170.9 billions cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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82.93 scads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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102.8 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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14.84 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.64 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$36.13 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$323.4 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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motor vehicles added parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, sullen petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
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Exports
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US 77.7%, UK 2.7%, Japan 2.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$327.2 abundance (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery moreover equipment, motor vehicles too parts, young oil, chemicals, electricity, durable patron goods
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Imports
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US 52.4%, China 9.8%, Mexico 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$54.36 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$833.8 many (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$494.6 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$576.2 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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148 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.ca
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Airports
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1,388 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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17 years of age in the direction of male new ladylike voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of chain pine for reserve enhanced military establishment applicants; Canadian political home or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2008)
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