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Location:
Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US
Population:
31,281,092 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%
Languages:
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
Area:
total: 9,976,140 sq km,land: 9,220,970 sq km, water: 755,170 sq km
Natural resources:
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower