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Attribute
Canada
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United States
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Geography
Area (km²)9,984,6709,833,517
ContinentNorth AmericaNorth America
Land area (km²)9,093,5079,147,593
Water area (km²)891,163685,924
Land boundaries (km)8,89312,048
Border countries
  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico
Coastline (km)202,08019,924
Mean elevation (m)487760
Lowest point (m)0-86
Highest point (m)5,9596,190
People
Population37,694,085332,639,102
Official languages
  • English
  • French
  • English
ReligionCatholicProtestant
Government
Long country name-United States of America
Short country nameCanadaUnited States
Government typeFederal parliamentary democracyConstitutional federal republic
CapitalOttawaWashington, DC
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)1,774,000,000,00019,490,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)1,653,000,000,00019,490,000,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)32.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)48,40059,800
Gross national saving (% of GDP)20.818.9
Labor force19,520,000160,400,000
Unemployment rate (%)6.34.4
Population below poverty line (%)9.415.1
1Budget revenues (USD)649,600,000,0003,315,000,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)665,700,000,0003,981,000,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.313.42
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)39.317
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1-3.4
Public debt (% of GDP)89.778.8
Inflation rate (%)1.62.1
Central bank discount rate (%)10.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)3.24.1
Stock of narrow money (USD)748,900,000,0003,512,000,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)748,900,000,0003,512,000,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,219,000,000,00021,590,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,593,000,000,00025,070,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-48,750,000,000-449,100,000,000
Exports (USD)423,500,000,0001,553,000,000,000
Imports (USD)442,100,000,0002,361,000,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)86,680,000,000123,300,000,000
External debt (USD)1,608,000,000,00017,910,000,000,000
National currencyCanadian dollarsUS Dollar
National currency (code)CADUSD
National currency (symbol)$$
National currency rate to USD1.308-



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