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Canada |
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Australia |
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Area |
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9.98 million sq km |
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7.69 million sq km |
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Population |
33 million |
21 million |
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Largest |
Toronto (pop. 2.7 million) |
Sydney (pop. 4.3 million) |
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City |
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Net migration rate |
5.63 arrivals per
1,000 population |
6.23 arrivals per
1,000 population |
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Proportion of population
born overseas |
20 percent |
24 percent |
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Ethnic Groups |
European 66% |
European 92% |
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Aboriginal 2% |
Aboriginal 0% |
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other 6% |
other 1% |
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Asian 26% |
Asian 7% |
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GDP Per Person |
US$39,300 (2008 est.) |
US$38,100 (2008 est.) |
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(Purchasing Power Parity) |
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Average Full Time Wage |
US$774 per week |
US$860 per week |
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(Men) * |
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(due to high cost of living) |
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converted to US$ 2009 |
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Average Full Time Wage |
US$655 per week |
US$721 per week |
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(Women) * |
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(due to high cost of living) |
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converted to US$ 2009 |
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Cost of Living |
Toronto 54th;
Vancouver 64th |
Sydney 15th;
Melbourne 36th |
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(Mercer cost of
living survey 2008.) |
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The higher the number,
the lower the cost of living. |
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Average House Price |
$227,000 |
$322,000 |
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converted to US$ 2009 |
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Life expectancy at birth |
78.69 years |
79.25 years |
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(males, 2009 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth |
83.91 years |
84.14 years |
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(females, 2009 est.) |
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Climate |
Temperate, semi-continental,
continental, prairie, polar |
Temperate, sub-tropical,
tropical, desert |
