Canada Guide

Country Facts

  • Full name: Canada
  • Population: 33.6 million (UN, 2009)
  • Capital: Ottawa
  • Largest city: Toronto
  • Area: 9.9 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
  • Major languages: English, French (both official)
  • Major religion: Christianity
  • Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Canadian dollar = 100 cents
  • Main exports: Machinery and equipment, automotive products, metals and plastics, forestry products, agricultural and fishing products, energy products
  • GNI per capita: US $41,730 (World Bank, 2008)
  • Internet domain: .ca
  • International dialling code: +1

Climatological Information

Month Mean Temperature oC Mean Total Precipitation (mm) Mean Number of Precipitation Days
Daily
Minimum
Daily
Maximum
Jan -15.3 -6.1 70.2 17
Feb -13.3 -4.1 58.9 13.1
Mar -7.1 2.2 73.9 13.6
Apr 0.6 10.8 72.4 12
May 7.7 19.1 79.0 12.9
Jun 12.7 23.8 85.0 12.2
Jul 15.4 26.5 90.6 11.6
Aug 14.1 24.9 87.1 11.1
Sep 9.1 19.5 85.3 12.7
Oct 3.0 12.5 79.4 13.4
Nov -2.8 4.8 80.1 15.3
Dec -11.1 -3.0 81.5 17.7