Canada | Facts & Information

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

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Facts & Figures

  • Official name: Canada

    Land area: 3,511,003 sq mi (9,093,507 sq km)

    Total area: 3,855,102 sq mi (9,984,670 sq km)

    Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau (Since 2015)

    See also: Canadian Prime Ministers Since 1867

    Governor-General: Mary Simon (Since 2021)

    See also: Canadian Governors-General Since 1867

    Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (Since 1952)

    Languages: English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.) (Source)

    Current government officials

    Capital: Ottawa, Ontario, 1.423 million (2022 est.)

    Other large cities: TToronto 6.313 million; Montreal 4.277 million; Vancouver 2.632 million; Calgary 1.611 million; Edmonton 1.519 million (2022 est.)

    Currency: Canadian Dollar

    National Holiday: Canada Day (7/1)

    See also: Canada Day and other Canadian holidays

     

    Population: 38,232,593 (2022 est.)

    See also: Population by Provinces and Territories

    Population Change: Growth rate: 0.75%; 10.17 births/1,000 population; infant mortality rate: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births;

    Life Expectancy: 83.8 years

     

    Nationality/Demonym: Canadian

    Languages: English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)

    Ethnicity/race: Canadian 32.3%, English 18.3%, Scottish 13.9%, French 13.6%, Irish 13.4%, German 9.6%, Chinese 5.1%, Italian 4.6%, North American Indian 4.4%, East Indian 4%, Ukrainian 3.9%, other 47.7% (2016 est.)

    note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2016 est.)

    Religions: Catholic 40.6% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, Orthodox 1.6%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.)

    Literacy rate: 99% (2011 est.)

     

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