Canada

The Dominion of Canada is a nation on the North American continent composed of ten provinces and four territories. It extends from the Arctic Circle to the Caribbean and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Canada is the second largest country by land area (a total area of 9,984,670 km2 which makes it second only to the Russian Federation in area) and shares a land border with the United States which is the longest border in the world.

Basic Statistics

 * Name: Dominion of Canada
 * Type of Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy
 * Head of Government: Prime Minister Brian V. Tobin
 * Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (through Governor-General Michaëlle Jean)
 * Population: 42,932,745
 * Population Density: 4.25 people per square kilometer
 * Gross Domestic Product: $2,340,000,000,000
 * GDP per capita: $54,503.85
 * Divisions: Ten Provinces and Four Territories
 * Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
 * Territories: Northwest Territory, Nunavut, Turks and Caicos Islands, Yukon Territory
 * Land Area: 9,985,286.3 km2

2012 Government

 * Prime Minister: Brian Tobin
 * Deputy Prime Minister: Michael Ignatieff
 * Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: Matthew Coon Come
 * Minister of Agriculture: Andrew Mitchell
 * Minister of Canadian Heritage and History: Jean Augustine
 * Minister of Citizenship and Immigration: Gerard Kennedy
 * Minister of Communications and Media: Gord Martineau
 * Minister of the Environment: Stephane Dion
 * Minister of Finance: Paul Martin
 * Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Geoff Regan
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs: Frank McKenna
 * Minister of Health: Bill Graham
 * Minister of Human Resources: Paul Tellier
 * Minister of Industry: Martin Cauchon
 * Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs: Scott Brison
 * Minister of International Trade: Christopher Matheson
 * Minister of Justice: Irwin Cotler
 * Minister of Labour: Ken Dryden
 * Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship: Ruby Dhalla
 * Minister of National Defense: Romeo Dallaire
 * Minister of National Revenue: Ralph Goodale
 * Minister of Natural Resources: David Mayelin
 * Minister of Public Works and Government Operations: John Manley
 * Minister of Transport: John Godfrey
 * Minister of Veteran's Affairs: Ross Jackson
 * Leader of the Opposition: Peter MacKay
 * Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Jean Charest
 * Shadow Finance Minister: Stephen Harper
 * Shadow Minister of National Defense: Gordon O'Connor
 * Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs: Michael Fortier
 * Shadow Minister of International Trade and Industry: Danielle Smith
 * Leader of the NDP: Jack Layton
 * Deputy Leader of the NDP: Thomas Mulcair
 * Leader of the Bloc Quebecois: Gilles Duceppe
 * Deputy Leader of the Bloc Quebecois: Pauline Marois
 * Leader of the Reform Party: Stockwell Day
 * Deputy Leader of the Reform Party: Janet Brown