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1、THECULTURALANDSOCIALLIFEOFCANADAIntroductionAlandofvastdistancesandrichnaturalresources,Canadabecameaself-governingdominionin1867whileretainingtiestotheBritishcrown.EconomicallyandtechnologicallythenationhasdevelopedinparallelwiththeUS,itsneighbortothesouthacross
2、anunfortifiedborder.ItsparamountpoliticalproblemcontinuestobetherelationshipoftheprovinceofQuebec,withitsFrench-speakingresidentsanduniqueculture,totheremainderofthecountry.GeographyOfCanadaNorthernNorthAmerica,borderingtheNorthAtlanticOceanontheeast,NorthPacific
3、Oceanonthewest,andtheArcticOceanonthenorth,northoftheconterminousUSArea total:9,984,670sqkm land:9,093,507sqkm water:891,163sqkmLandboundaries total:8,893km bordercountries:US8,893km(includes2,477kmwithAlaska)Climatevariesfromtemperateinsouthtosubarcticandarctici
4、nnorthNaturalresourcesironore,nickel,zinc,copper,gold,lead,molybdenum,potash,diamonds,silver,fish,timber,wildlife,coal,petroleum,naturalgas,hydropowerTerrainmostlyplainswithmountainsinwestandlowlandsinsoutheastElevationextremes lowestpoint:AtlanticOcean0m highest
5、point:MountLogan5,959mLanduse arableland:4.96% permanentcrops:0.02% other:95.02%(2001)Naturalhazardscontinuouspermafrostinnorthisaseriousobstacletodevelopment;cyclonicstormsformeastoftheRockyMountains,aresultofthemixingofairmassesfromtheArctic,Pacific,andNorthAme
6、ricaninterior,andproducemostofthecountry'srainandsnoweastofthemountainsPeopleOfCanadaPopulation32,507,874(July2004est.)Agestructure0-14years:18.2%(male3,038,800;female2,890,579) 15-64years:68.7%(male11,225,686;female11,111,941) 65yearsandover:13%(male1,807,472;fe
7、male2,433,396)(2004est.)Medianage:total:38.2years male:37.2years female:39.2years(2004est.)Populationgrowthrate0.92%(2004est.)Birthrate10.91births/1,000population(2004est.)Deathrate7.67deaths/1,000population(2004est.)Netmigrationrate5.96migrant(s)/1,000population
8、(2004est.)Sexratioatbirth:1.05male(s)/female under15years:1.05male(s)/female 15-64years:1.01male(s)/female 65yearsandover:0.74male(s)/female totalpopulation:0.
