Canada
Canada has the tenth largest economy in the world, is one of the world's wealthiest nations, and is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Group of Eight (G8). As with other developed nations, the Canadian economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about three quarters of Canadians. Canada is unusual among developed countries in the importance of the primary sector, with the logging and oil industries being two of Canada's most important. Canada also has a sizable manufacturing sector, centered in Central Canada, with the automobile industry and aircraft industry especially important.
Religion
Canada is a country without an official religion. Although about seventy-five percent of Canadian citizens claim to be practitioners of Christianity, religious pluralism is a valued part of Canada's culture. Unfortunately, many believe Canada has entered a depressing "post-religious"period. This is a fancy why of saying that people have become cynical and stopped openly displaying their Christianity.
Politics
The type of government in Canada is designed to function in the Westminster style of federal parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy. Even though the Queen of England is the formal head of state, her prerogatives are mostly limited to giving a royal assent to laws voted by the Parliament. The royal obligations are carried out by the Governor General of Canada who is a Canadian appointed by the Queen on proposal of the Prime Minister.
The Canadian Parliament consists of the Queen (Head of state), the Senate that is appointed and the House of Commons which is elected by simple plurality.
Politically, Canada is divided into 10 provinces (in alphabetical order: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan) and 3 territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon). Provinces