Hello and welcome to CanadaNet, your one stop information center for all Canada related information. General information is a good place to start.   Canada, the country with the second largest land mass in the world is a well developed country with a small population when compared to its land mass. From these two facts (population and land mass) one may find the population density of a country. Population density is calculated by dividing the population of a country by its land mass.  Canada's population density was 3 people per square kilometer in 1998 which is very little when compared to the

The GDP Per Capita or Gross Domestic Product of a country is very useful to figure out the general state of the countries economy. The GDP is the total goods and services produced in a country. Therefore, the GDP per capita of a country is the average gross income per person in the given country. Canada's GDP per capita was in 1998 $19, 570. This fact indicates that Canada's citizens have higher incomes due to more tertiary employees selling services which are more profitable. The greater the GDP per capita, the more developed a country is. France, a country more developed than Canada has a GDP per capita of $23, 470. Bangladesh, a less developed country, has a GDP per capita of $230 indicating that it is poor.

Fast Facts:

.Canada has the more freshwater than all but two countries throughout the entire world. Some countries are going to have serious problems with lack of fresh water as population increases. Canada and a select few other countries are exempt from this problem because we have an abundance of fresh water.

.In 1995 Canada was ranked third in the world concerning the number of immigrants. Millions of people move from their home countries to more developed countries. Due to the fact that Canada is an extremely well developed country with one of the highest standard of living's in the world, it was one of the top three recipients of immigrants.

.The population of Canada uses more electricity than all but two countries in the whole wide world. Modern lifestyles require the use of large amounts of energy. In fact many people would say too much energy is required. When they say this, they are concerning the negative impacts, such as pollution or nuclear waste, of energy production and use. In any case, the energy use per capita in a country is a reliable indicator of the level of economic development in the country.

Links to similar web pages:
.Government of Canada Website The official site for the government of Canada
.StatCanada Official and up to date Canadian statistics and demographics
.Images Canada Comprehensive photos and photo-essays of Canada