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Canada

The Carter Center partnered in 2006 with the University of Calgary and the Canadian Foundation for the Americas to develop breakthrough media maps, designed to increase transparency in finance reform and democracy-building efforts.

 

Waging Peace

Breakthrough interactive and Web-based maps detailing media coverage during national elections were unveiled in January 2006 by The Carter Center, the University of Calgary, and the Canadian Foundation for the Americas. Canada is one of 12 countries mapped with the new technology to provide visual context to the lines of influence the media has in shaping the campaign finance environment.

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Map of Canada
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QUICK FACTS: CANADA

Size: 9,984,670 square kilometers


Population: 33,390,141

Religions: Roman Catholic, 46 percent; Protestant; others

Average annual income: $36,170 USD

Languages: English, 59 percent (official); French (official); and others

Life expectancy: 80 years

Ethnic groups: British Isles origin, 28 percent; French origin; other European; Amerindian; mostly Asian; African; Arab; other


(Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook 2008; The World Bank 2006)