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Facts and figures
| Full name | Canada | | Area | 9,975,000 sq km | | Population | 31.2 million | | Capital city | Ottawa (pop: 325,000) | | People | 40% British descent, 25% French descent, 3% German descent, 4% native Canadians, 28% significant minorities of Italian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Greek, Polish and Chinese descent | | Languages | English, French and 53 native languages | | Government | Parliamentary democracy | | Major products and industries | Processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, transportation equipment, chemicals, fish products, petroleum and natural gas | | Major trading partners | USA, Japan, UK, Germany and South Korea |
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