Country Profile
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President
Name: The name is now accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning “village” or “settlement”. Upon Confederation in 1867, Canada was adopted as the legal name for the British Province of Canada.
Date of Membership in CCLEC: 1989 – Miami
Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare
Status: Independent—1 July 1867 (constitutional monarchy)
Area: 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 m2)
GDP: $1.672 trillion (2016 estimate)
Population: 36,443,632 (2016 estimate)
Capital City: Ottawa
Official Language: English and French
Currency: Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
