With its 9,984,670 square kilometers, Canada is the second largest country by total area. Its population is 34 million people and is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy.
Canada has a powerful economy that places the country next to the wealthiest nations worldwide and ensures high income to its residents. It is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and is one of the top trading nations in the world. Its largest importers of Canadian goods are the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.
The past century was a time of transformation for Canada as it grew from a rural economy to an industrialized and urban one thanks to developing the manufacturing, mining and service sectors.
The vast deposits of natural gas and oil make Canada one of the few developed countries that are net exporters of energy. In fact, it has the second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia. It is also one of the world’s largest suppliers of agricultural products, and the largest producer of zinc and uranium.
The currency of Canada is the Canadian dollar, and is the 7th most traded currency in the world after the US dollar, the euro, the yen, the pound sterling, the Swiss franc and the Australian dollar.
Today’s Canadian Dollar to Euro exchange rate
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