Canada

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Canada

• Culture and People

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Population

• 32,805,041 as of July 2005
• The population growth rate 0.9
• The median age
• -Men 37.54 years
• -Women 39.56 years
• -Total 38.54

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Birth and Death Rates

• Birth rate 10.84/1,000
• Death rate 7.73/1,000

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HIV/AIDS

• 0.3 of adults have HIV/AIDS
• 56,000 people living with HIV/AIDS
• 1,500 deaths as a result of HIV/AIDS

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Ethnic Groups

• British Isles origin 28
• French origin 23
• Other European origin 15
• 26 have a mixed background

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Religions

• Roman Catholic 42.6
• Protestant 23.3
• Other Christian 4.4
• 11.8 with mixed and unspecified

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Languages

• English 56.3
• French 28.7
• 5,470,820 people speak a language other than the
  two official languages

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Sports

• Ice hockey
• -six major franchises
• -Canadian Hockey League
• Curling
• -29 Mens world Curling championships
• -13 Womens championships

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Sports Continued

• Lacross
• -Mainly a summer sport
• Canadian Football
• -descendent from rugby
• Soccer
• -traditional football
• -popular among youth

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National Symbol

• Maple Leaf
• Used since the 18th century
• Located on the current flag, the penny, and the
  coat of arms
• Animals
• Moose, beavers, caribu, polar bears, grizzly
  bears, goose

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Sources

• CIA World Fact Book
• -http//www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
• Wikipedia-encyclopedia
• -http//www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
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