Geography - note: second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; nearly 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US/Canada border
@Canada:People
Population: 31,281,092 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (male 3,077,994; female 2,932,821) 15-64 years: 68% (male 10,714,305; female 10,591,494) 65 years and over: 13% (male 1,683,704; female 2,280,774) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.02% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 11.41 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.39 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)