Country Comparison
US and Canada
US - Canada border
The border between US and Canada is large and extensive.
Biggest trading partners
More than $2 billion a day is traded between these two countries!
Defense
Here the US and Canada are seen making arrangements to strengthen defenses.
Economic
Canada and the United States are currently the world's largest trading partners. Canada provides the greatest amounts of energy to the US and uranium is also supplied for nuclear war plants.
Social
Canada's health care system is publicly funded which is mostly free at the point of use and has most services provided by public entities. The government does not collect information about a person's health, those files remain confidential to their physician.
Political
Canada is a democratic constitutional monarchy, with a Sovereign as head of State and an elected Prime Minister as head of government. Government responsibilities and functions are shared between federal, provincial, and territorial governments.
Canada's government
Showing Canada's hierarchy.
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of Canada.
His Excellency the Right Honorable David Johnston
Governor General since 2010.