Canada. Prepared by a 2nd year student

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NEARLY 90% OF CANADIANS LIVE WITHIN 200 KM OF THE BORDER

NEARLY 90% OF CANADIANS LIVE WITHIN 200 KM OF THE BORDER

WITH THE UNITED STATES, WHICH MEANS THAT CANADA CONTAINS VAST EXPANSES OF WILDERNESS TO THE NORTH
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CANADA IS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT POLLUTION FROM US FACTORIES NEAR THE BORDER

CANADA IS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT POLLUTION FROM US FACTORIES NEAR THE

BORDER
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IMMIGRATION HAS HELPED TO MAKE CANADA ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST NATIONS

IMMIGRATION HAS HELPED TO MAKE CANADA ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST

NATIONS
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SEPARATIST ASPIRATIONS IN THE PREDOMINANTLY FRENCH-SPEAKING PROVINCE OF QUEBEC ARE A MAJOR DOMESTIC ISSUE

SEPARATIST ASPIRATIONS IN THE PREDOMINANTLY FRENCH-SPEAKING PROVINCE OF QUEBEC ARE A

MAJOR DOMESTIC ISSUE
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THE US AND CANADA HAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRADING RELATIONSHIP

THE US AND CANADA HAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRADING RELATIONSHIP

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CANADA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING. THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING

CANADA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING. THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING

CORPORATION (CBC) WAS SET UP IN THE 1930S. THERE IS EXTENSIVE TAKE-UP OF MULTICHANNEL TV.
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PRIME MINISTER: STEPHEN HARPER. BORN IN TORONTO, ONTARIO IN 1959, STEPHEN

PRIME MINISTER: STEPHEN HARPER. BORN IN TORONTO, ONTARIO IN 1959, STEPHEN

HARPER STUDIED ECONOMICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY IN ALBERTA. HE BECAME AN MP IN 1993 AND HEADED THE NEWLY-MERGED CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN 2004
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MAIN EXPORTS: MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, METALS AND PLASTICS, FORESTRY

MAIN EXPORTS: MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, METALS AND PLASTICS, FORESTRY

PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING PRODUCTS, ENERGY PRODUCTS. CANADA'S POPULATION IS 32 MILLION. ON AVERAGE, WOMEN LIVE 82 YEARS, AND MEN 77 YEARS.
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AREA: 9.9 MILLION SQ KM (3.8 MILLION SQ MILES). MAJOR LANGUAGES:

AREA: 9.9 MILLION SQ KM (3.8 MILLION SQ MILES). MAJOR LANGUAGES:

ENGLISH, FRENCH (BOTH OFFICIAL). MAJOR RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY
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THE LARGEST CITY IN CANADA IS TORONTO. THE CAPITAL IS OTTAWA.

THE LARGEST CITY IN CANADA IS TORONTO. THE CAPITAL IS OTTAWA.

HEAD OF STATE - KING ELIZABETH II
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