Canada - The Facts
- Full name: Canada
- Population: 32.9 million (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Ottawa
- Largest city: Toronto
- Area: 9.9 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
- Major languages: English, French (both official)
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Canadian dollar = 100 cents
- Main exports: Machinery and equipment, automotive products, metals and plastics, forestry products, agricultural and fishing products, energy products
- GNI per capita: US $32,600 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .ca
- International dialling code: +1
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Michaelle Jean
- Prime minister: Stephen Harper
- The press
- The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily
- La Presse - Montreal-based daily
- The Toronto Sun - daily
- National Post - daily
- Le Journal de Montreal - daily
- Vancouver Sun - daily
- The Gazette - Montreal-based daily
- The Toronto Star - daily
- Maclean's - weekly news magazine
- Television
- CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld
Société Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI - CTV - major commercial network
- TVA - major French-language commercial network
- Aboriginal People's TV Network (APTN) - Winnipeg-based national network, via cable and satellite
- CPAC - parliamentary and political channel
- CRTC- regulatory body; the CRTC website has information about the main TV groups and their services
- CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld
- Radio
- CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two
- Société Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique
- Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC
- CRTC- regulatory body; the CRTC website has information about the main radio groups and their stations
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