Geography - note:
second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location
between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of
the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border
People Canada
Population:
33,098,932 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 2,992,811/female 2,848,388)
15-64 years: 69% (male 11,482,452/female 11,368,286)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 1,883,008/female 2,523,987) (2006
est.)
Median age: total: 38.9 years male: 37.8 years female: 39.9 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.88% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
10.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
5.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)