Canada     [34]
(Independent in 1867 from United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: CA
LAND AREA: 9922385 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 29964000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 3 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 1%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 4%
  URBAN POP: 77% (1994), versus 69% (1960), Annual Growth: 1.2%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 79.0 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 99.0%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.960

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$570.0 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 2.2%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 1.4%
  GDP/Capita: $15940  GDP/Capita PPP: $21459
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $7261, 1970 $10047, 1980 $13520, 1990 $15894

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 244571,000 ha, 26.5% of land area, 8.3 ha/capita
  ANNUAL CHANGE IN FOREST COVER: 0.1%
  ARABLE LAND: 4.6% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 98.5,000 cu.m/cap/year

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: