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Canada
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Nation name: The Dominion of Canada - le Dominion du Canada
Short form: Canada
Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mar or From Sea to Sea
National Anthem: O Canada
Royal Anthem: God Save the Queen
National Language: English, French
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 32,920,100 (2006 est.)
Population Density: 3.2 /km²
Area: 9,984,670 km²
Internet TLD: .ca

Government Information

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Government Type: Federal Constitutional Monarchy
Capital: Ottawa, Ontario
Administrative Divisions: 10 Provinces, 3 Territories
Province of Newfoundland
Capital: St. John's
Province of Nova Scotia
Captial: Halifax
Province of New Brunswick
Captial: Fredricton
Province of Quebec
Captial: Quebec City
Province of Ontario
Captial: Toronto
Province of Manitoba
Captial: Winnipeg
Province of Saskatchewan
Captial: Regina
Province of Alberta
Captial: Edmonton
Province of British Columbia
Captial: Victoria
Yukon Territory
Captial: Whitehorse
Northwest Territory
Captial: Yellowknife
Nunavut Territory
Captial: Whitehorse
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Legal System: Based on Common Law system.
Executive Branch:
Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II, Represented by Jean Michelle
Head of Government: Stephen Harper

Cabinet: Federal Ministry chosen by the Prime Minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament

Current Cabinet:
Minister of Agriculture: Chuck Strahl
Minister of the Enviroment John Baird
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Peter MacKay
Minister of Health: Tony Clement
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development: Monte Solberg
Minister of Industry: Maxime Bernier
Minister of International Trade: David Emerson
Minister of Justice: Rob Nicholson
Minister of Labour Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Minister of National Defense: Gordon O'Connor
Minister of Natural Resources: Gary Lunn
Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Communities Lawrence Cannon

For the list of entire Cabinet, please see here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Canada).
Legislative Branch:
Upper House: The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the Queen or Govenor General on the advice of the Prime minister. Seats are assigned on a regional basis, with each region receiving twenty-four seats.
Lower House: The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members. Members are elected for limited terms, holding office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of five years). Each member is elected by, and represents, one of the country's electoral districts.
Judicial Branch:
Supreme Court of Canada
Federal Court of Canada
Federal Court of Appeal
Provincial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queens Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice)

Political Parties and Leaders:
Liberal Party of Canada: Stephane Dion
Canadian Green Party: Elizabeth May
New Democrat Party: Jack Layton
Conservative Party of Canada: Stephen Harper

Underlined party is the current party in power.

Canadian Armed Forces
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Active Military: 75,000
Reserved Forces: 30,000

Index:
Red: Currently being phased out
Black: In operation
Green: Currently being phased in
Purple: Under Development

Canadian Army
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Military Organization
Field Army: 2+ Corps, Commanded by a General
Corps: 2+ Divisions, Commanded by a Lieutenant General
Divisions: 2 - 4 Brigades, Commanded by a Major General
Brigade: 2+ Regiments, Commanded by a Lieutenant General and Brigadier General
Regiment: 2+ Battalions, Commanded by a Colonel
Battalion: 2 - 6 Companies, Commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel
Company: 2 - 8 Platoons, Commanded by a Major
Platoon: 2+ Squads, Commanded by a Warrant Officer and 1st or 2nd
Squad: 2+ fireteams, Commanded from Corperal to Staff Sergeant
Fireteams: 4-5 people, Commanded from Lance Corperal to Sergeant
Maneuver Team 2 people, Commanded by any.

Special Forces
Joint Task Force 2: Special Operations Force, mainly trained for Counter-Terrorism.
Canadian Special Operation Regiment: Special Operations Light Infantry
Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Company: Support of National Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Team
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron: Special Aviation support
Rank:General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Officer Cadet
Chief Warrant Officer
Master Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Sergeant
Master Corporal
Corperal
Trained Private
Private Basic
Private (Recruit)

Infantry

Equipment:
- C9 machine-gun
- C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle
- C6 machine-gun
- Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun
- Browning-HP 9 mm pistol
- Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW)
- C3A1 sniper rifle
- C13 fragmentation grenade
- M203A1 grenade launcher
- Remington 870
- P225, 226

Armour

Equipment
- G-Wagen 4 × 4 Infantry Utility Vehicle
- Mamba Mine Resistant Amoured Personnel Carrier
- Nyala Mine Resistant Amoured Personnel Carrier
- AARDVARK Mine Clearing Vehicle
- Leopard C2 MBT
- Leopard 2A6M MBT
- Leopard 2A4 MBT
- Cougar AVGP
- Grizzly AVGP
- Husky AVGP
- Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Bison Amoured Personnel Carrier
- M113A3/MTVL
- LAV III
- ADATS
- Bv206

Air Wing

Equipmnt
CH-146 Griffon

Support

Equipment
- C3 close support howitzer
- C1 close support howitzer
- Skyguard / 35 mm twin-gun low-level air defence
- M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer.
- LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer
- Javelin short-range air defence missile
- ERYX short-range anti-armour weapon (heavy)
- TOW anti-tank missile
- M3 Carl Gustav 84mm SRAAW(M) anti-armour platoon gun
- M72 anti-tank weapon
- 81 mm mortar
- 60 mm mortar

Royal Canadian Navy
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Rank:
Admiral
Vice-Admiral
Rear-Admiral
Commodore
Captain
Commander
Lieutenant-Commander
Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant
Acting Sub-Lieutenant
Naval Cadet
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Master Seaman
Leading Seaman
Able Seaman
Ordinary Seaman
Seaman


Special Naval Forces:
Marine Commandos: Amphibious Special Operations

Ships
Frigates
Halifax Class Frigate
Destroyers
Iroquois Class Destroyer
Province Class Destroyer
Patrol Vessel
Kingston Class Patrol Vessel
Orca Class Patrol Vessel
Submarine
Victoria Class Submarine
Auxiliary
Protecteur Class Oiler Replenisher
Joint Support Ship Support Ship
Survey Vessels
Quest Class Survey Vessel

Aircraft
Surface Surveillence and Anti-submarine Aircraft
CP-140 Aurora
CP-140A Arcturus
Anti-submarine warfare helicopter.
CH-148 Cyclone
CH-124A Sea King
Search & Rescue helicopter.
CH-149 Cormorant

Royal Canadian Air Force
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Rank:General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Officer Cadet
Command Chief Warrant Officer
Chief Warrant Officer
Master Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Sergeant
Master Corperal
Corperal
Trained Private
Private Basic
Private (Recruit)


Jet Demostration Aircraft: Snowbirds - Canadair CT-114 Tutor

Strike-Fighters
CF-18 Hornets
Transport Aircraft
Airbus A310
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Bombardier Challenger 600
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed C-130J Hercules
Search and Rescure Helicopters
AgustaWestland EH101
Transport Helicopters
CH-47 Chinook
Utility Helicopters
CH-139 Jet Ranger
CH-146 Griffon
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
SAGEM Sperwer

Geography

Continent: North America
Total Area: 9,984,670 km²
Coastline: 202,080 km
Maritime Claim: 200 nm
Highest Point: Mt. Logan (5,959 metres)
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (10 m)
Longest River: Mackenzie River, 4,241 km
Largest Inland Body of Water: Great Bear Lake 31,153 km²
Land Use:
Arable land: 5%
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 3%
Forests and woodlands: 54%
Other: 38%
Climate: Temperate to arctic
Terrain: Plains, mountains, subarctic, arctic
Natural Resources: Iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Natural Disasters: Permafrost, cyclonic storms

Demographic

Total Population: 32,920,100 (2006)
Population Density: 3.2/km2
National Language: Canadian English, Canadian French
Nationality: Canadian
Largest Province: Ontario, 12,726,336
Smallest Province: Nunavut, 30,947
Most Populous Cities:
Toronto, Ontario - 5,113,149
Montreal, Quebec - 3,635,571
Vancouver, British Columbia - 2,116,581
Ottawa, Ontario - 1,130,761
Calgary, Alberta - 1,079,310
Edmonton, Alberta - 1,034,945
Quebec City, Quebec - 715,515
Winnipeg, Manitoba - 694,668
Hamilton, Ontario - 692,911
London, Ontario - 457,720
Religion:
Roman Catholic: 45.2%
Protestant: 34.9
Atheism: 12.6%
Orthodox: 1.4%
Judism: 1.2%
Islam: 0.9%
Hindu: 0.6%
Buddism: 0.6%
Sikh: 0.5%

People

Birth rate: 10.99 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate: 7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate: 6.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Median age
total: 37.8 years
male: 36.9 years
female: 38.8 years

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.83 years
male: 76.44 years
female: 83.38 years

Total fertility rate: 1.61 children born/woman

Economy

GDP (PPP): $1,165,000,000,000 USD (World Bank, est. 2005)
GDP (PPP)/capita: $35,200 USD
GDP by sector:
Agriculture (2.3%)
Industry (26.4%)
Services (71.3%)
Currency: Canadian Dollar ($) (CAN)
Population below the Poverty line: 15.6%
Labour Force: 17.37 million
Labour Force by Occupation:
Agriculture (3%)
Manufacturing (15%)
Construction (5%)
Services (74%)
Other (3%)
Unemployment: 6.1%
Main Industries: Transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas

History

Until I actually make a history, this should do (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Canada). Anyhow enjoy this in the meantime.

Battle of Queenston Heights
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Diplomatic Relations

The Canadian Government is currently opening diplomatic relations with any nation in the world in hopes of gaining potential allies and trade partners.

Embassies are avalible in Ottawa.

Before applying for an embassy please keep in mind:
1. No more then 30 Security staff allowed.
2. No weapons are to be permitted by any staff (including security staff). Exceptions will be made with Handguns, non lethal stun weapons, and ceremonial weapons (ie. Swords). Only permitted staff (secrurity) are allowed to use these.
3.All diplomats are given diplomatic immunity, security personnel will be charged of all idictable offences they commit.

Relation Scale

Allied Relationship
Close Relationship
Warm Relationship
Neutral Relationship
Distrustful Relations
Cold Relations
Relationship Severed
State of War

All nations who do not wish to set relations, your nation's relationship level will be placed on real life relationship standards.

Relationships with Nations of the World as of:
Commonwealth of Australia
Democratic Republic of Sweden
Fascist Reformed State of Nicaragua
Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Norwegian Republic
Italian Republic
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Spain
State of Israel
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Korea
United States of America

People's Republic of France
People's Republic of China
Republic of Cuba

Republic of Indonesia
Imperial Republic of Japan
Glorious State of South Africa
Republic of India
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Persian Republic
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federative Republic of Brazil
Argentine Republic
Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia
Great Socialist Libyan Peoples Arab Jamahiriyah
Irish Republican Army

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Polish People's Republic
German Democratic Republic
Worker's Republic of Mexico
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Socialist Republic of Romania
* Specific Agreements


Embassies in Canada:

Canadian Embassies Abroad:

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Canadian Broadcasting Corperation Headlines

OPEN!

- Official Message by the U.S.A. to Canada

Welcome our Northern Neighbours. Canada for many years has been one of America's greatest allies and largest trading partners - and a valued member of NATO. The United States still views you as this.

We assume these alliances still remain - if not we wish to formally declare our support for Canada and hope that in the future we can officially become allies separate from NATO as well as in the organization by the signing of mutual defence acts and discussing about lowering trade tariffs.

Mr. Joseph Wright,
President of the United States of America
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Mr. Joseph Wright
United States of America

I am pleased to have an oppourtunity to speak with you personally regarding both trade relations and concerns of North American defense.

As of current, our previous alliances still stand. Perhaps in the very near future, we can have an alliance outside of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but for now there are much more troubling doemestic to attend to first. However, the Canadian Government is intrested in discussing trades matters such as the lowering of tarriffs.

Sincerly,

Stephen Harper
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada

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Official Request:


Dispite our economic diffrences we are North American Friends. I hope that in this new century we can put aside our diffrences and work together. I request an embassy in your nation, and i hope that you can send an ambassitor to Mexico City.

Official message from the Glorious State of South Africa:

While we may not agree with your politics, or support some of your policies, we believe that diplomatic ties are important to global stability. Thusly, we request an embassy in your capital, and allow you to place one in ours if you so choose, on the condition it is entirely staffed by black personnel to prevent unnecessary friction and has less then twenty military personnel. Do you accept?

Official Communique to Canada

The People's Republic of Poland would like to open trade between our two glorious nations.

Sincerly,
Dominik Narkowski
President of State

International Communique

Sweden wishes to open an embassy in your fine nation. We also wish to begin trade, and would also inquire about a Free Trade agreement with your nation.

Sincerely,
Chancellor Blunt

Official Request:


Dispite our economic diffrences we are North American Friends. I hope that in this new century we can put aside our diffrences and work together. I request an embassy in your nation, and i hope that you can send an ambassitor to Mexico City.


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The Canadian Government would allow a Mexican diplomatic mission into Canada in the city of Ottawa. We hope that through diplomacy, our nations may someday in the coming years engage in trade, and create a peaceful, stable world.

The Canadian Government is also intrested in establishing an embassy in the the city of Mexico City in order to further help relations between our two nations.

Sincerly,

Stephen Harper
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada

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Official message from the Glorious State of South Africa:

While we may not agree with your politics, or support some of your policies, we believe that diplomatic ties are important to global stability. Thusly, we request an embassy in your capital, and allow you to place one in ours if you so choose, on the condition it is entirely staffed by black personnel to prevent unnecessary friction and has less then twenty military personnel. Do you accept?


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It is also within the best intrest of the Canadian Government to preserve this unsteady peace that our world finds itself in. It is my hope that with the establisment of diplomatic mission in both the city of Ottawa and the capital of the Glorious State of South Africa that the tensions between our nations will decrease.

As for your terms, it can be arranged. Although this will require further discussion in Parliament due to anti-racial laws.

Sincerly,

Stephen Harper
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada

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Official Communique to Canada

The People's Republic of Poland would like to open trade between our two glorious nations.

Sincerly,
Dominik Narkowski
President of State


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The Canadian Government would graciously accepts the diplomatic mission from Poland. When comfirmed, an embassy in Ottawa will be avalible.

The Canadian governemt would also like to establish a embassy in the Polish capital of Warsaw.

Sincerly,

Stephen Harper
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada

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International Communique

Sweden wishes to open an embassy in your fine nation. We also wish to begin trade, and would also inquire about a Free Trade agreement with your nation.

Sincerely,
Chancellor Blunt


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The Canadian Government accepts the diplomatic representatives of the nation of Sweden into Ottawa. We also wish to establish an embassy in the Swedish capital of Stolkholm.

As for a Free Trade Agreement, the Canadian government is intriged by this offer and would like to further discuss this with you or a representive.

Sincerly,

Stephen Harper
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada

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(OOC: If you want an embassy in Stockholm, do so in my factbook please)

Swiss Reply:

Yes, about this free trade deal. We are always looking to further our economy, and this is one way to do so. By having free trad with you, we can break our dependence on the Middle East for oil, and keep the profits within the NATO family. This presents several benefits for the both of us, most of which I am sure that you can deduce yourself. Plus, this will allow you to purchase Swiss Army Knives cheaper!

Official United Kingdom of South Korean Diplomatic Comminque:

We wish to open an embassy in Ottowa, and we invite Canada to do the same, with an embassy in Seoul, and a consulate in Busan.

Kim Anyard
United Kingdom of South Korea

Official Soviet Communique

We would like to establish an embassy in your fine nation.

Official Israeli Communique
The State of Israel would like to open an embassy in Ottawa.
You can open an embassy in Tel Aviv in return.