Martin Hernandez

Jerry Alvarado
Model U.N
Type of Government: parliamentary democracy.
Official Name: Canada.
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II, represented in Parliament by Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.
Official Languages: English and French.
Religions: Roman Catholic, various Protestant groups such as the United Church, Anglicans, Baptists and
Lutherans.
Political Parties: Conservative Party, the New Democratic Party, the Liberal Party, the Green Party and
the Bloc Quebecois.
Location: Northern-most North American Country.
Maritime Borders: North Atlantic and North Pacific
Regional Relationships: Its biggest trading partners are America and Mexico because of its close
proximity to those countries.
Major Cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Calgary
Climate: Varies from temperate in the South to subarctic and arctic in the North.
History: Canada was both a colony of France and a colony of Britain before obtaining its independence.
The district of Quebec, as a result, still retains many of its French traditions and customs.
Allies: The United States, as well as Mexico are allies of Canada. In fact, most of the western world is
allied with Canada.
Enemies: Like most western nations, is in conflict with the Islamic regimes in the Middle East.
Economic System: Capitalist, market oriented economic system.
GDP: $1.513 trillion. The 14
th
largest in the world.
Exports - motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment;
chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Imports - machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable
consumer goods
Main Trading Partners: United States, China, Mexico, and the UK.
Natural Resources - iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash,
diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower.
Energy Production :
580.6 billion kWh (2010 est.)
3.592 million bbl/day (2011 est.) (Crude Oil)
1.978 million bbl/day (2009 est.) (Refined Petroleum Products)
160.1 billion cu m (2011 est.) (Natural Gas)
Living Standard: High
U.N. Membership: Since U.N.s founding.
International and Regional Organizations:
ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN
(dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI
(implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national
committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA,
NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs),
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Military Force: Army, Navy, Airforce, Homeland Security Force
Nuclear Capability: No nuclear weapons, but capable of creating them
GDP% Spent on Military: 1.1%
Developmental Goal Target Met?: YES