Canada

Canada Map

Geography

3,851,791 sq miles (9,976,140 sq km) in Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US.

Canada is the second-largest country in world (after Russia).

Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north. Approximately 85% of the population is concentrated within 300 km of the US/Canada border

Population

31,902,268 (July 2002 est.)

British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%

Languages

English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%

Capital

Ottawa

Political Status

Confederation with parliamentary democracy

Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Its paramount political problem continues to be the relationship of the province of Quebec, with its French-speaking residents and unique culture, to the remainder of the country.

Religion

Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18% (1991)

Ministry History

Global Teams has enjoyed a long relationship with churches in Canada, through the faithful ministry of the Anglican Missions Service Committee. Global Teams currently has only one Canadian missionary, but hope to add more.