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Nation – Canada
Currency- Canadian dollar
56.1304° N, 106.3468° W Language – French and English
Religion – Roman Catholics
American continent.
Federal
Union
State govt.
Municipal
govt.
Based on the same system as of USA, in terms of
governmental power distributions.
Legislative branch -
Divided into an upper house, the Senate,
and a lower house, the Chamber of Deputies
Executive branch -
Popularly elected and limited to one six-
year term, the president is empowered to select a cabinet, the
attorney general, diplomats, high-ranking military officers, and
Supreme Court justices
Judicial system -
Mexico has both state and federal courts.
Also has an Electoral Tribunal to assist elections
Economy
2.9% (2016)
2.1% (2017)
GDP growth
2.1% (2018)
2.0% (2019)
$10,021 (nominal;
2018)
GDP per capita
$20,617 (PPP;
2018)
Agriculture : 3.6%,
Industries : 36.6%,
GDP by sector
services : 59.8% (2013
est.)
• Exception
• Largest financial
a. Alaska
b. Hawaii
The term "United States", when used in the geographical
sense, is the contiguous United States, the state of Alaska,
the island state of Hawaii, the five insular territories of
Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S.Virgin Islands,
Guam, and American Samoa, and minor outlying
possessions.
The United States shares land borders with Canada and
Mexico and maritime borders with Russia, Cuba, and the
Bahamas in addition to Canada and Mexico. The northern
border of the United States with Canada is the world's
longest bi-national land border.
Economy
The United States has a capitalist mixed economy which
is fuelled by abundant natural resources and high
productivity.
According to the International Monetary Fund, the U.S.
GDP of $16.8 trillion constitutes 24% of the gross world
product at market exchange rates and over 19% of the
gross world product at purchasing power parity (PPP).
The United States is the largest importer of goods and
second-largest exporter, though exports per capita are
relatively low.
In 2010, the total U.S. trade deficit was $635 billion
The New York Stock Exchange is by far the world's
largest stock exchange by market capitalization.
Real GDP per capita (measured in 2009 dollars) was
$52,444 in 2017
It is being growing with the rate of 0.9% per year
US rules the world in airplane manufacturing, which
represents its potential in industrial sector
The U.S. produces approximately 18% of the world's
manufacturing output, a share that has declined as other
nations developed competitive manufacturing industries.
Government
The federal government comprises three branches:
House of Representatives
The 435 seats of the House grouped by state. The House currently consists of
435 voting members, each of whom represents a congressional district. The
number of representatives each state has in the House is based on
each state's population as determined in the most recent United States
Census.All 435 representatives serve a two-year term.
Senate
In contrast, the Senate is made up of two senators from each state, regardless
of population. There are currently 100 senators (2 from each of the 50 states),
who each serve six-year terms. Approximately one-third of the Senate stands
for election every two years.
C A N A D A
Economy
World’s 10th largest economy (2018).
the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic
Ocean.
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary system
Canada's Parliament has two branches:
a) the executive branch
b) the legislative branch
The executive branch includes: the Monarch, who is
represented in Canada by the Governor General,
the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
The members of the executive branch are the decision
makers of Parliament; they implement the laws.
The legislative branch, on the other hand, makes the laws.