Official Name: Canada

Size: 3,855,103 square miles (9,984,670 square kilometers). It is the second-largest country in the world. Only Russia is bigger.

Population:  34,030,589 as of July 2011

Population Under Age 15: 15.7%

Capital: Ottawa

Official Languages: English and French

Currency: Canadian dollar

Literacy: 99%

Climate: Temperate in the south, subarctic and arctic in the north

Agriculture Products: Wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish, forest products

Industries: transportation equipment, chemicals, minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Products: Wheat, barley, fish, dairy, motor vehicles and parts, oil, machinery, natural gas, aluminum and electricity. Canada is the world's largest exporter of forest products.