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CANADA, (12105 words) |
 | The population of Canada (2001 census) was 30,007,094, a figure 4% greater that of the previous census in 1996, which counted 28,846,761 inhabitants. |
| Canada comprises ten provinces, each with a separate legislature and administration, and three territories, each of which is governed by a federally appointed commissioner, an elected assembly, and an executive council. |
| Canada is a federal union, with a division of powers between the central and provincial governments. |
| Canada (03/07) (4126 words) |
| Other examples are CanadaÂ’s leadership in the creation of the UN-created International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes--which the U.S. opposes due to fundamental flaws in the treaty that leave the ICC vulnerable to exploitation and politically motivated prosecutions--and CanadaÂ’s decision in early 2005 not to participate directly in the U.S. missile defense program. |
| Canada is a significant source for the United States of marijuana, as well as precursor chemicals and over-the-counter drugs that are used to produce illicit synthetic drugs. |
| Canada's importance to the United States is not just a border-state phenomenon: Canada is the leading export market for 39 of the 50 U.S. States, and ranked in the top three for another 8 States. |
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