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Other pages in this profile of Canada:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
Definition - World rank and map 21 million (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 632.3 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 18.749 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 564.5 (2006) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations international: country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) |
Internet country code |
Definition .ca |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 4.196 million (2007) |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 126.3 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 22 million (2005) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 662.4 (2005) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 1,343 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 509 over 3,047 m: 18 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 149 914 to 1,523 m: 248 under 914 m: 78 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 834 1,524 to 2,437 m: 68 914 to 1,523 m: 356 under 914 m: 410 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 11 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition crude and refined oil 23,564 km; liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km (2006) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 48,068 km standard gauge: 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 1,042,300 km paved: 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways) unpaved: 626,700 km (2006) |
Waterways |
Definition 636 km note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2007) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 166 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,162,760 GRT/2,771,653 DWT by type: bulk carrier 60, cargo 8, carrier 1, chemical tanker 9, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 62, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 5 foreign-owned: 17 (Germany 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 3, US 10) registered in other countries: 200 (Australia 9, Bahamas 77, Barbados 12, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Denmark 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 42, Liberia 4, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 5, Netherlands 1, Norway 10, Panama 19, Spain 4, St Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Taiwan 2, Vanuatu 5) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver |
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