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Subject Index 
Countries/Places Canada
Countries/Places Canada
Canada
Subject Index - Countries/Places
Capital
Ottawa
Population
Population
31,592,805 (July 2001 est.)
Area
Area
9,976,140 sq km, slightly larger than the US
Location
Location
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west,
and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Government
Confederation with parliamentary democracy
Money
Canadian dollar (CAD)
Climate
Climate
Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Languages
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
