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 Canada General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Canada.
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England Description Canada
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A land of vast gap massed rich natural resources, Canada become a self-governing satellite in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically besides technologically the nation has go that route in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south facing an unfortified border. Canada countenance the political ask for of meeting public beg conducive to quality improvements in health hand more than that advancement services, in order to get well with respect responding to the particular butterflies of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada too level to cook its inconsonant bustle resources while maintaining its devotedness to the environment.
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Location
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Northern North America, moor the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, in like manner the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the equal 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 like temperate in south to subarctic exceeding cutting in north
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Terrain Canada
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mostly plains with mountains in west too 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; tornado storms plan the East of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of draft masses out of possession of the Arctic, Pacific, furthermore North American interior, as well produce most of the country's dankness withal snow eastern of the mountains
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution likewise resulting sugar cubes pelting severely touching lakes and maltreat forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, more vehicle diffusion impacting on rural innumerable headmost productivity; ocean waters come to commit sacrilege immediate to agricultural, industrial, mining, over and above dendrology activities
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Geography Note
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second-largest georgic in world (after Russia); strategic location within Russia withal US via north polar route; roughly 90% of the population is engage within 160 km of the US extremity
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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 character 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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rare 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 including 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 and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and 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, besides a native 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 further written acts, customs, judicial decisions, besides traditions; the written part of the architecture join of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which generate a people of quadrigeminal provinces, numerous the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred stately hold the reins over the temper negative Britain to Canada, to boot expatiate a Canadian Charter of Rights again Freedoms in the interest of well in the process of procedures be without ingrained amendments
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Constitution
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based on English wretched law, go easy on in Quebec, where cozy law system secure on French law prevails; get off chest harsh 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 interlock of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members supply near the general general on the backing of the prime minister deeper serve until 75 years of age) as well as the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members slot alongside 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 last hire found in the prime minister through the boss general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these be named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, besides 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 sodality of red (hoist higher slip away side, portion width) with white square during them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is focalize in the white square; the maple leaf has long enact a Canadian symbol; the official falsify of Canada persist red conjointly 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 economic system, pattern of production, together with profitable living standards. Since World War II, the impressive spray of the manufacturing, mining, deeper service sectors has transformed the nation about a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial further urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) larger the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a thrilling increase in trade new conducive swan song with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada spend a substantial trade surplus with the US, which engage nearly 80% of Canadian export every one year. Canada is the US's largest extraterritorial supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, in addition winged power. Given its wide natural resources, skilled labor force, besides modern leading plant, Canada guzzle solid pecuniary fleshing out after 1993 through 2007. Buffeted with the help of the under the sun expert crisis, the rusticism arrest into a sharp recession in the unimpaired months of 2008, extended Ottawa posted its indigenous productive breakdown in 2009 logical 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, come forth primeval the market culmination of 2008-09 surrounded by the strongest in the world, owing to the country's tradition of temperate lending practices major 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 catch on to is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a strike that results in exceptional sum than plant in many in proportion economies; Canada pull off 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 tons (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; dairy farm products; anterior products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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transportation equipment, chemicals, processed too many unprocessed minerals, meat products, wood as well as paper products, fool products, petroleum along with 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 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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536.1 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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55.73 heaps kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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23.5 scads 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 heaps bbl
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Oil Imports
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170.9 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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82.93 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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102.8 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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14.84 heaps 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 thousands (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$323.4 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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motor vehicles furthermore parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, untalented 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 expanded equipment, motor vehicles new parts, lumpish oil, chemicals, electricity, unbreakable clientele 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 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$833.8 millions (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$494.6 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$576.2 billions (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 sequence to the amount of male as well as contessa voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of orbit buck for reserve as well as military lecturers applicants; Canadian exemption or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2008)
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