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World Gazetteer Results for Causapscal:
NameCausapscal
Geographical TypeLocality
Population2033
Latitude
Longitude
CountryCanada
Administrative DivisionQuébec
3rd Administrative DivisionDordogne
Dictionary Results for Canada:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Canada
    n 1: a nation in northern North America; the French were the
         first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border
         between the United States and Canada is the longest
         unguarded border in the world"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Canada \Ca*[~n]a"da\, n. [Sp.]
   1. A small ca[~n]on; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less
      frequently, an open valley. [Local, Western U. S.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A dry riverbed.
      [PJC]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Canada \Can"a*da\, n.
   A country in North America, bordering the United States on
   the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking
   provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

   Canada balsam. See under Balsam.

   Canada goose. (Zool.) See Wild goose.

   Canada jay. See Whisky Jack.

   Canada lynx. (Zool.) See Lynx.

   Canada lily. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America
      (Lilium canadense) having yellow or orange flowers with
      dark spots; called also meadow lily. --RHUD

   Canada porcupine (Zool.) See Porcupine, and Urson.

   Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick.

   Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
      [1913 Webster]

4. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
Canada

   Country with domain "ca".

   (1995-04-06)


5. CIA World Factbook 2002
Canada

   Introduction Canada
   -------------------
                            Background: A land of vast distances and rich
                                        natural resources, Canada became a
                                        self-governing dominion in 1867
                                        while retaining ties to the British
                                        crown. Economically and
                                        technologically the nation has
                                        developed in parallel with the US,
                                        its neighbor to the south across an
                                        unfortified border. Its paramount
                                        political problem continues to be
                                        the relationship of the province of
                                        Quebec, with its French-speaking
                                        residents and unique culture, to the
                                        remainder of the country.
  
   Geography Canada
   ----------------
                              Location: Northern North America, bordering
                                        the North Atlantic Ocean on the
                                        east, North Pacific Ocean on the
                                        west, and the Arctic Ocean on the
                                        north, north of the conterminous US
                Geographic coordinates: 60 00 N, 95 00 W
                        Map references: North America
                                  Area: total: 9,976,140 sq km
                                        land: 9,220,970 sq km
                                        water: 755,170 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly larger than the US
                       Land boundaries: total: 8,893 km
                                        border countries: US 8,893 km
                                        (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)
                             Coastline: 243,791 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        continental shelf: 200 NM or to the
                                        edge of the continental margin
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                               Climate: varies from temperate in south to
                                        subarctic and arctic in north
                               Terrain: mostly plains with mountains in west
                                        and lowlands in southeast
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
                     Natural resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper,
                                        gold, lead, molybdenum, potash,
                                        silver, fish, timber, wildlife,
                                        coal, petroleum, natural gas,
                                        hydropower
                              Land use: arable land: 4.94%
                                        permanent crops: 0.02%
                                        other: 95.04% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 7,200 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: continuous permafrost in north is a
                                        serious obstacle to development;
                                        cyclonic storms form east of the
                                        Rocky Mountains, a result of the
                                        mixing of air masses from the
                                        Arctic, Pacific, and North American
                                        interior, and produce most of the
                                        country's rain and snow east of the
                                        mountains
          Environment - current issues: air pollution and resulting acid
                                        rain severely affecting lakes and
                                        damaging forests; metal smelting,
                                        coal-burning utilities, and vehicle
                                        emissions impacting on agricultural
                                        and forest productivity; ocean
                                        waters becoming contaminated due to
                                        agricultural, industrial, mining,
                                        and forestry activities
            Environment - international party to: Air Pollution, Air
                            agreements: Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air
                                        Pollution-Persistent Organic
                                        Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur
                                        85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94,
                                        Antarctic-Marine Living Resources,
                                        Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty,
                                        Biodiversity, Climate Change,
                                        Desertification, Endangered Species,
                                        Environmental Modification,
                                        Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping,
                                        Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
                                        Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical
                                        Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94,
                                        Wetlands
                                        signed, but not ratified: Air
                                        Pollution-Volatile Organic
                                        Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental
                                        Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto
                                        Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine
                                        Life Conservation
                      Geography - note: second-largest country in world
                                        (after Russia); strategic location
                                        between Russia and US via north
                                        polar route; approximately 85% of
                                        the population is concentrated
                                        within 300 km of the US/Canada
                                        border
  
   People Canada
   -------------
                            Population: 31,902,268 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.7% (male 3,059,023;
                                        female 2,910,203)
                                        15-64 years: 68.4% (male 10,975,701;
                                        female 10,857,869)
                                        65 years and over: 12.9% (male
                                        1,743,654; female 2,355,818) (2002
                                        est.)
                Population growth rate: 0.96% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 11.09 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             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 (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 4.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.69 years
                                        female: 83.25 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 76.3 years
                  Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 49,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 400 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Canadian(s)
                                        adjective: Canadian
                         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 46%, Protestant 36%,
                                        other 18%
                                        note: based on the 1991 census
                             Languages: English 59.3% (official), French
                                        23.2% (official), other 17.5%
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 97% (1986 est.)
                                        male: NA%
                                        female: NA%
  
   Government Canada
   -----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: none
                                        conventional short form: Canada
                       Government type: confederation with parliamentary
                                        democracy
                               Capital: Ottawa
              Administrative divisions: 10 provinces and 3 territories*;
                                        Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba,
                                        New Brunswick, Newfoundland and
                                        Labrador, Northwest Territories*,
                                        Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario,
                                        Prince Edward Island, Quebec,
                                        Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*
                          Independence: 1 July 1867 (from UK)
                      National holiday: Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
                          Constitution: 17 April 1982 (Constitution Act);
                                        originally, the machinery of the
                                        government was set up in the British
                                        North America Act of 1867; charter
                                        of rights and unwritten customs
                          Legal system: based on English common law, except
                                        in Quebec, where civil law system
                                        based on French law prevails;
                                        accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
                                        with reservations
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II
                                        (since 6 February 1952), represented
                                        by Governor General Adrienne
                                        CLARKSON (since 7 October 1999)
                                        elections: none; the monarchy is
                                        hereditary; governor general
                                        appointed by the monarch on the
                                        advice of the prime minister for a
                                        five-year term; following
                                        legislative elections, the leader of
                                        the majority party in the House of
                                        Commons is automatically designated
                                        by the governor general to become
                                        prime minister
                                        head of government: Prime Minister
                                        Jean CHRETIEN (since 4 November
                                        1993); Deputy Prime Minister John
                                        MANLEY (since NA January 2002)
                                        cabinet: Federal Ministry chosen by
                                        the prime minister from among the
                                        members of his own party sitting in
                                        Parliament
                    Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament or Parlement
                                        consists of the Senate or Senat
                                        (members appointed by the governor
                                        general with the advice of the prime
                                        minister and serve until reaching 75
                                        years of age ; its normal limit is
                                        104 senators) and the House of
                                        Commons or Chambre des Communes (301
                                        seats; members elected by direct,
                                        popular vote to serve five-year
                                        terms)
                                        elections: House of Commons - last
                                        held 27 November 2000 (next to be
                                        held by 2005)
                                        election results: House of Commons -
                                        percent of vote by party - Liberal
                                        Party 41%, Conservative Alliance
                                        26%, Bloc Quebecois 11%, New
                                        Democratic Party 9%, Progressive
                                        Conservative Party 12%; seats by
                                        party - Liberal Party 172,
                                        Conservative Alliance 66, Bloc
                                        Quebecois 38, New Democratic Party
                                        13, Progressive Conservative Party
                                        12; note - percent of vote by party
                                        as of January 2002 - Liberal Party
                                        51%, Canadian Alliance 10%, Bloc
                                        Quebecois 10%, New Democratic Party
                                        9%, Progressive Conservative Party
                                        18%; seats by party - Liberal Party
                                        172, Canadian Alliance 66, Bloc
                                        Quebecois 38, New Democratic Party
                                        13, Progressive Conservative Party
                                        12
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Canada (judges are
                                        appointed by the prime minister
                                        through the governor general);
                                        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: Bloc Quebecois [Gilles DUCEPPE];
                                        Canadian Alliance [Stephen HARPER];
                                        Liberal Party [Jean CHRETIEN]; New
                                        Democratic Party [Alexa McDONOUGH];
                                        Progressive Conservative Party [Joe
                                        CLARK]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization ACCT, AfDB, APEC, ARF (dialogue
                         participation: partner), AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue
                                        partner), Australia Group, BIS, C,
                                        CCC, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD,
                                        ECE, ECLAC, ESA (cooperating state),
                                        FAO, G- 7, G- 8, G-10, IADB, IAEA,
                                        IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
                                        IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO,
                                        IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO,
                                        ITU, MINURCA, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM
                                        (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD,
                                        OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL,
                                        UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP,
                                        UNHCR, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP,
                                        UNMOVIC, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
                                        WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Michael
                                        F. KERGIN
                                        chancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                        NW, Washington, DC 20001
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 682-7726
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 682-1740
                                        consulate(s) general: Atlanta,
                                        Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas,
                                        Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis,
                                        New York, and Seattle
                                        consulate(s): Miami, Princeton, San
                                        Francisco, and San Jose
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Paul
                                    US: CELLUCCI
                                        embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa,
                                        Ontario K1N 1G8
                                        mailing address: P. O. Box 5000,
                                        Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430
                                        telephone: [1] (613) 238-5335, 4470
                                        FAX: [1] (613) 238-5720
                                        consulate(s) general: Calgary,
                                        Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto,
                                        and Vancouver
                      Flag description: three vertical bands of red (hoist
                                        side), white (double width, square),
                                        and red with a red maple leaf
                                        centered in the white band
  
   Economy Canada
   --------------
                    Economy - overview: As an affluent, high-tech industrial
                                        society, Canada today closely
                                        resembles the US in its market-
                                        oriented economic system, pattern of
                                        production, and high living
                                        standards. Since World War II, the
                                        impressive growth of the
                                        manufacturing, mining, and service
                                        sectors has transformed the nation
                                        from a largely rural economy into
                                        one primarily industrial and urban.
                                        The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade
                                        Agreement (FTA) and 1994 North
                                        American Free Trade Agreement
                                        (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico)
                                        touched off a dramatic increase in
                                        trade and economic integration with
                                        the US. As a result of the close
                                        cross-border relationship, the
                                        economic downturn in the United
                                        States in 2001 had a negative impact
                                        on the Canadian economy. Real growth
                                        averaged nearly 3% during 1993-2000,
                                        but declined in 2001. Unemployment
                                        is up, with contraction in the
                                        manufacturing and natural resource
                                        sectors. Nevertheless, with its
                                        great natural resources, skilled
                                        labor force, and modern capital
                                        plant Canada enjoys solid economic
                                        prospects. Two shadows loom, the
                                        first being the continuing
                                        constitutional impasse between
                                        English- and French-speaking areas,
                                        which has been raising the
                                        possibility of a split in the
                                        federation. Another long-term
                                        concern is the flow south to the US
                                        of professionals lured by higher
                                        pay, lower taxes, and the immense
                                        high-tech infrastructure.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $875
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 1.9% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $27,700
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2%
                                        industry: 29%
                                        services: 69% (2001 est.)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 2.8%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 23.8% (1994)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 31.5 (1994)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.8% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 16.4 million (2001 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: services 74%, manufacturing 15%,
                                        construction 5%, agriculture 3%,
                                        other 3% (2000)
                     Unemployment rate: 7.2% (2001 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $178.6 billion
                                        expenditures: $161.4 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (FY00/01 est.)
                            Industries: transportation equipment, chemicals,
                                        processed and unprocessed minerals,
                                        food products; wood and paper
                                        products; fish products, petroleum
                                        and natural gas
     Industrial production growth rate: 0.5% (2001 est.)
              Electricity - production: 576.218 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 25.3%
                                        hydro: 61.22%
                                        other: 1.56% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 11.92%
             Electricity - consumption: 499.766 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 48.802 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 12.685 billion kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco,
                                        fruits, vegetables; dairy products;
                                        forest products; fish
                               Exports: $273.8 billion (f.o.b., 2001 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 86%, Japan 3%, UK, Germany, South
                                        Korea, Netherlands, China (1999)
                               Imports: $238.3 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, motor
                                        vehicles and parts, crude oil,
                                        chemicals, electricity, durable
                                        consumer goods
                    Imports - partners: US 74%, EU 9%, Japan 3% (2000)
                       Debt - external: $1.9 billion (2000)
                  Economic aid - donor: ODA, $1.3 billion (1999)
                              Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)
                         Currency code: CAD
                        Exchange rates: Canadian dollars per US dollar -
                                        1.6003 (January 2002), 1.5488
                                        (2001), 1.4851 (2000), 1.4857
                                        (1999), 1.4835 (1998), 1.3846 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
  
   Communications Canada
   ---------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 18.5 million (1999)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 4.207 million (1997)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: excellent
                                        service provided by modern
                                        technology
                                        domestic: domestic satellite system
                                        with about 300 earth stations
                                        international: 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 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998)
                                Radios: 32.3 million (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
                           Televisions: 21.5 million (1997)
                 Internet country code: .ca
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 760 (2000 est.)
                        Internet users: 14.44 million (2001)
  
   Transportation Canada
   ---------------------
                              Railways: total: 36,114 km
                                        standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-
                                        m gauge (156 km electrified)
                                        note: Canada has two major
                                        transcontinental freight railway
                                        systems: Canadian National
                                        (privatized November 1995) and
                                        Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger
                                        service is provided by the
                                        government-operated firm VIA, which
                                        has no trackage of its own (2000
                                        est.)
                              Highways: total: 901,902 km
                                        paved: 318,371 km (including 16,571
                                        km of expressways)
                                        unpaved: 583,531 km (1999)
                             Waterways: 3,000 km (including Saint Lawrence
                                        Seaway)
                             Pipelines: crude and refined oil 23,564 km;
                                        natural gas 74,980 km
                     Ports and harbors: Becancour (Quebec), Churchill,
                                        Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New
                                        Westminster, Prince Rupert, Quebec,
                                        Saint John (New Brunswick), St.
                                        John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles,
                                        Sydney, Trois-Rivieres, Thunder Bay,
                                        Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor
                       Merchant marine: total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 1,797,240 GRT/2,680,223 DWT
  
                                        ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk
                                        66, cargo 13, chemical tanker 5,
                                        combination bulk 2, passenger 2,
                                        passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker
                                        18, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll
                                        off 8, short-sea passenger 3,
                                        specialized tanker 1
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Germany 3, Monaco 16,
                                        United Kingdom 1, United States 1
                                        (2002 est.)
                              Airports: 1,419 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 519
                                        over 3,047 m: 18
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 16
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 244
                                        under 914 m: 90 (2001)
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 151
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 900
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 74
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 364
                                        under 914 m: 462 (2001)
                             Heliports: 18 (2001)
  
   Military Canada
   ---------------
                     Military branches: Canadian Armed Forces (comprising
                                        Land Forces Command, Maritime
                                        Command, Air Command, Communications
                                        Command, Training Command)
      Military manpower - military age: 17 years of age (2002 est.)
      Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 8,361,475 (2002
                                        est.)
   Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 7,139,068 (2002
                               service: est.)
           Military manpower - reaching males: 217,516 (2002 est.)
                 military age annually:
         Military expenditures - dollar $7,860.5 million (FY01/02)
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of 1.1% (FY01/02)
                                   GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Canada
   ---------------------------
              Disputes - international: maritime boundary disputes with the
                                        US (Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea,
                                        Strait of Juan de Fuca, Machias Seal
                                        Island)
                         Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the
                                        domestic drug market; use of
                                        hydroponics technology permits
                                        growers to plant large quantities of
                                        high-quality marijuana indoors;
                                        transit point for heroin and cocaine
                                        entering the US market
  
                                       



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