The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

petroleum and natural gas

      Industrial production growth rate:

       2% (2004 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       548.9 billion kWh (2002)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 28% hydro: 57.9% nuclear: 12.9% other: 1.3% (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       487.3 billion kWh (2002)

      Electricity - exports:

       36.13 billion kWh (2002)

      Electricity - imports:

       13 billion kWh (2002)

      Oil - production:

       3.11 million bbl/day (2004 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       2.2 million bbl/day (2003 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       1.37 million bbl/day (2004)

      Oil - imports:

       987,000 bbl/day (2004)

      Oil - proved reserves:

       178.9 billion bbl including shale oil (2004 est.)

      Natural gas - production:

       165.8 billion cu m (2003 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       55.8 billion cu m (2003 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       91.52 billion cu m (2003 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       8.73 billion cu m (2003 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       1.691 trillion cu m (2004)

      Current account balance:

       $28.2 billion (2004 est.)

      Exports:

       $315.6 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft,

       telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood

       pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum

      Exports - partners:

       US 85.2%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.6% (2004)

      Imports:

       $256.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil,

       chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods

      Imports - partners:

       US 58.9%, China 6.8%, Mexico 3.8% (2004)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

       $36.27 billion (2003)

      Debt - external:

       $570 billion (2004)

      Economic aid - donor:

       ODA, $2 billion (2004)

      Currency (code):

       Canadian dollar (CAD)

      Currency code:

       CAD

      Exchange rates:

       Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.301 (2004), 1.4011 (2003),

       1.5693 (2002), 1.5488 (2001), 1.4851 (2000)

      Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      Communications Canada

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       19,950,900 (2003)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       13,221,800 (2003)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology

       domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations

       international: country code - 1-xxx; 5 coaxial submarine cables;

       satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Atlantic Ocean and 1

       Pacific Ocean) and 2 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)

      Radios:

       32.3 million (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

      Televisions:

       21.5 million (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .ca

      Internet hosts:

       3,210,081 (2003)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       760 (2000 est.)

      Internet users:

       16.11 million (2002)

      Transportation Canada

      Railways: total: 48,683 km standard gauge: 48,683 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)

      Highways:

       total: 1,408,800 km

       paved: 497,306 km (including 16,900 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 911,494 km (2002)

      Waterways:

       631 km

       note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint

       Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2003)

      Pipelines:

       crude and refined oil 23,564 km; liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km

       (2003)

      Ports and harbors:

       Fraser River Port, Goderich, Montreal, Port Cartier, Quebec, Saint

       John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Vancouver

      Merchant marine:

       total: 169 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,784,229 GRT/2,657,499 DWT

       by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 49, chemical tanker 6, combination

       ore/oil 1, container 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 65, petroleum

       tanker 13, roll on/roll off 6

       foreign-owned: 6 (France 1, Germany 3, United States 2)

       registered in other countries: 112 (2005)

      Airports:

       1,326 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 503 over 3,047 m: 18 2,438 to 3,047 m: 15 1,524 to 2,437 m: 150 914 to 1,523 m: 245 under 914 m: 75 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 823 1,524 to 2,437 m: 67 914 to 1,523 m: 347 under 914 m: 409 (2004 est.)

      Heliports: 319 (2004)

      Military Canada

      Military branches:

       Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air

       Command, Canada Command (homeland security) to be operational in

       early 2006 (2005)

      Military service age and obligation: 16 years of age for voluntary military service; women comprise some 11% of Canada's armed forces (2001)

      Manpower available for military service:

       males age 16–49: 8,216,510 (2005 est.)

      Manpower