CANADA BRAZIL 

Official name --- Canada. Official name ---- federal 
republic of Brazil

Capital ---- ottawa. Capital --- Brazilia.

Area -- 99.70 lacs sq km. Area -- 85.47 sq km.

Major cities (population)--- Major cities (population)----

Montreal --- 10.16 lacs. Sao paulo -- 164.17 lacs.

Calgary -- 7.68 lacs. Rio de janeiro --- 98.88 lacs.

Toronto -- 6.53 lacs. Belo Horizonte -- 38.99 lacs.

Winnipeg -- 6.18 lacs. Porto Alegre -- 33.49 lacs.

Ottawa -- 3.23 lacs. Brasilia -- 17.78 lacs.

Population growth rate -- 1.13 % population growth rate -- 
1.31 %.

Population density -- 3 persons/sq km. Population density --
 20
person/sq km.

URBANIZATION---- URBANIZATION----

Urban -- 77%. Urban --79%.

Rural -- 23%. Rural -- 21%.

LIFE EXPECTANCY--- LIFE EXPECTANCY ---

Total -- 79 years. Total -- 65 years.

Female -- 82 years. Female -- 70 years.

Male -- 76 years. Male -- 59 years.

INFANT MORTALITY RATE -- INFANT MORTALITY RATE ---

6 death /1000 live birth. 39 death /1000 live birth.

ETHNIC DIVISIONS --- ETHNIC DIVISIONS ----

British Isles origin -- 40 %. Caucasians -- 55%.

French origin -- 27 %. Mixed -- 32 %.

Other European -- 20 %. African -- 11%.

Native American -- 1.57%. other -- 2%.

Others -- 11.5%.

LANGUAGES---- LANGUAGES ---

English (official), french(official), indigenous languages.
Portugese(official), spanish english, french.

RELIGIONS --- RELIGIONS ---

Roman catholic --46%. Roman catholic --73%.

United church -- 16%. Other christian churches -- 20%.

Anglican -- 10%. African Brazilian religions(candoruble)--
7%.

Non religion -- 28%. 

GOVERNMENT --- GOVERNMENT ----

Type -- confederation with parliamentary democracy. Type - 
federal
republic.

INDEPENDENCE -- 1 july 1867 (from the united kingdom)
INDEPENDENCE -- 7september 1822(from portugal).

CONSTITUTION --- CONSTITUTION --

Amended British north America Act 1867 obtained the right 5 
october
1988.

to amend the constitution 17 April 1982. Charter of right 
and 

Unwritten customs.

VOTING RIGHT--- universal at age 18. VOTING RIGHT --
voluntary
between ages 16 and 18 and over 70, compulsory betwee n 
ages 18 and
70.

MAMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION--- MEMBERSHIP
OF INTERNATIONAL 

ORGANIZATIONS---

ACCT,APEC, FAO, G-7, G-24, IMF, NAM, NATO,UN. Cairns group,
FAO,G-11, G-24. G-77,IMF, NAM(observer), Un etc.

ECONOMY-- gross domestic product GDPUS$ 579 billion. 
ECONOMY ---
us$ 749 billion.

GDP PER CAPITA-- US$19330. GDP PER CAPITA ---US$4640.

MONETARY UNIT -- 1 canadian dollar (can$) consisting of 100 
cents.
MONETARY UNIT --1real consistng of 100 centavos.

EXPORTS --- newsprints, wood pulp, timber,crude petroleum. 
EXPORTS
-- iron ore,soyabean,bran,orang

ge juice.

IMPORTS --- grude oil, chemicals,motor vehicles &parts. 
IMPORTS --
crude oil,capital goods, 

MAJOR TRADING PARTNER FOR EXPORTS --- MAJOR TRADING
PARTNER FOR EXPO RTS ----

United states, Japan,United kingdom. United states,EU, 
middle East.

INDUSTRIES-- processed and unprocessed minerals, food 
products,
INDUSTRIES---textiles,shoes,chemicals,

Wood and paper products. Cement.

AGRICULTURE --one of the world's major products and exports
AGRICULTURE -one of the world's largerst

Of grain (wheat and barly). Producer and exportes of coffee 
and orang e
juice concentrate.

NATURAL RESOURCES-- nickel, 
zinc,copper,gold,lead,molybdenum.
NATURAL RESOURCES-- bauxite,gold,iro n, manganese.