CANADA

It is a land of vast distances and rich natural resources. Canada became a country with its own government in 1867, but maintains ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation have developed in parallel with the United States, its neighbor to the south.

Currency:

Canadian Dollar (CAD)

Code of the coin:

CAD

Exchange rate:

1 U.S. Dollar = 1.18 Canadian Dollars


Geography



Location:

In North America, bounded on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, west to the North Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean to the north and south by the United States.



Natural resources:

iron, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fishing, timber, wildlife, coal, oil, natural gas, hydropower


Population:

32,507,874 (estimated July 2004