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CanadaRegion Northern AmericaCurrency Canadian Dollar (CAD)Surface area (square kilometres) 9 984 670Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 34 838Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 3.5Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Ottawa-Gatineau (1 208) aUnited Nations membership date 9 November 1945Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 1 164 179 1 614 072 1 821 445GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 3.2 3.4 1.7GDP per capita (current US$) 36 095.1 47 297.1 52 283.3GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 35 352.6 46 379.7 51 346.5Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 22.0 23.3 24.1Exchange rates (national currency per US$) b 1.16 1.00 1.00Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 21 910 –56 626 –62 256CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 112 122 128Industrial production index (2005=100) c 100 88 92 dAgricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 102 102 103Food production index (2004-2006=100) 102 103 104Unemployment (% of labour force) 6.8 8.0 7.2Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) ce 22.0 21.5 f ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) ce 2.7 2.4 f ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 60.9 61.8 61.6Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 72.6 71.5 71.2Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 18 771 16 219 16 344Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 388 916 384 541 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 52.7 75.9 75.7 gIndividuals using the Internet (%) 71.7 h 80.3 hi 86.8 gTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)Exports 453 380.9 United States 74.5 United States 50.6Imports 462 369.2 China 4.3 China 11.0Balance –8 988.3 United Kingdom 4.1 Mexico 5.5Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.0Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.1Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.4Urban population (%) 2013 80.9Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 16.4Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 22.7/19.7Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 98.5Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 83.5/79.3Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 4.4Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 1.7Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) j 2006-2012 74.0 kInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 7 284.1/20.7Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 190 673 lEducation: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 5.5Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 100.1/101.2Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 56.0 mIntentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) 2008-2010 0.9/2.7Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 25.1Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 86Forested area (% of land area) 2011 34.1CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 498 729/14.7Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 6 519.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)943 nTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)1.1/10.9 na The capital is Ottawa. b Market rate. c The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.3. d 2011. e Excludesresidents of the Territories and indigenous persons living on reserves. f 2008. g ITU estimate. h Age group16 years and over. i Methodology revised; data not strictly comparable. j Age group 18 to 44 years. k2002. l Refugee population refers to the end of 2012. m 2000. n Based on monthly averages for the period1971-2000.38 World Statistics Pocketbook