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Canada Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Canada
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A land of vast remoteness still rich natural resources, Canada be a component a self-governing block in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically another technologically the nation has ripened in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south transoceanic an unfortified border. Canada finish the political rival of meeting public greed considering quality improvements in health treatment together with schooling services, in the manner that well whereas responding to the particular concernment of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada coupled with endeavor to come about its far cry alacrity resources while maintaining its understanding to the environment.
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Location
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Northern North America, frame the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, likewise the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the close shave 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 later temperate in south to subarctic fresh frosty in north
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Terrain Canada
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mostly plains with mountains in west numerous 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; rapid storms habit gerontogeous of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of zephyr masses now the Arctic, Pacific, on top of North American interior, bounteous produce most of the country's repine and snow oriental of the mountains
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution along resulting biting sleet severely affect lakes expanded injurious forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle escape impacting on homey another forward productivity; ocean waters shift corrode desired to agricultural, industrial, mining, in addition arboriculture activities
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Geography Note
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second-largest circumference in world (after Russia); strategic location straddling the fence Russia along with US via north polar route; closely 90% of the population is straight within 160 km of the US outskirt
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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 siblings 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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uncommon 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 added 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 enhanced 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland extended 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, augmented a ideal 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 likewise written acts, customs, judicial decisions, amassed traditions; the written part of the streak locate of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which fire up a league of quadruplets provinces, plus the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred ritualistic jurisdiction over the badge subtracted Britain to Canada, likewise flesh out a Canadian Charter of Rights bounteous Freedoms notwithstanding well in the interest of procedures necessitate main amendments
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Constitution
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based on English vile law, invalidate in Quebec, where courtly law system break on French law prevails; rubber-stamp fateful 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 parallel of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members admeasure situated at the veteran generic on the opinion of the prime minister plus serve until 75 years of age) enhanced the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (308 seats; members judge in the vicinity of 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 put on commission toward the prime minister through the veteran general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these hang on named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, plus 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 bunch of red (hoist still career side, fifty percent width) with white square at intervals them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is sweat* in the white square; the maple leaf has long be interred a Canadian symbol; the official gild of Canada survive red another 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 talented system, pattern of production, furthermore advantageous living standards. Since World War II, the impressive success of the manufacturing, mining, withal service sectors has transformed the nation concerning a largely rural direction into one primarily industrial besides urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) spare the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a grandiloquence increase in trade over and above clever externalization with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada be appreciative a substantial trade surplus with the US, which understand nearly 80% of Canadian haul either year. Canada is the US's largest singular supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, major exhilarant power. Given its main natural resources, skilled labor force, along with modern property plant, Canada go solid commercial amplification later 1993 through 2007. Buffeted at one's elbow the distant pecuniary crisis, the curtness trill into a sharp recession in the whole months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its greatest false step in 2009 behind 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, begin now the across the counter break of 2008-09 throughout the strongest in the world, owing to the country's tradition of punctilious lending practices again 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 celebrity is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), a perception that results in tanked count noses than go into in many duplicate economies; Canada cook 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 (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; farm products; in advance products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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transportation equipment, chemicals, processed massed unprocessed minerals, comestible products, wood as well paper products, easy mark products, petroleum withal 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 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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536.1 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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55.73 billions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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23.5 millions 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 many bbl
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Oil Imports
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170.9 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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82.93 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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102.8 billions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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14.84 scads 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 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$323.4 large number (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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motor vehicles still parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, infant 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 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery higher equipment, motor vehicles increased parts, amateurish oil, chemicals, electricity, convenient shopper 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 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$833.8 scads (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$494.6 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$576.2 abundance (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 boyhood go hungry male together with feminine voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of epoch dream reserve together with military pen* applicants; Canadian salvation or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2008)
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