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Canada
Political Status: Granted Dominion status under British North America Act of 1867; recognized as autonomous state within the Commonwealth in 1931; constitution “patriated” as of April 17, 1982.
Area: 3,855,081 sq. mi. (9,984,670 sq. km.), including inland water.
Population: 30,007,094 (2001C); 32,266,000 (2005E). The 2001 figure is unadjusted for underenumeration (largely uncounted inhabitants of Indian reserves).
Major Urban Centers (urban areas, 2005E): OTTAWA (1,119,000), Toronto (5,048,000), Montreal (3,507,000), Vancouver (2,120,000), Calgary (1,069,000), Edmonton (1,002,000), Hamilton (694,000), Quebec (693,000), Winnipeg (674,000).
Official Languages: English, French.
Monetary Unit: Canadian Dollar (market rate July 1, 2006: 1.11 dollars = $1US).
Sovereign: Queen ELIZABETH II.
Governor General: Michaëlle JEAN; appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the prime minister and installed for a five-year term on September 27, 2005, succeeding Adrienne CLARKSON.
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