tricity - production:
548.9 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 28%
hydro: 57.9%
nuclear: 12.9%
other: 1.3% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
487.3 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - exports:
36.13 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports:
13 billion kWh (2002)

Oil - production:
3.11 million bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - consumption:
2.2 million bbl/day (2003 est.)

Oil - exports:
1.37 million bbl/day (2004)

Oil - imports:
987,000 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - proved reserves:
178.9 billion bbl including shale oil (2004 est.)

Natural gas - production:
165.8 billion cu m (2003 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
55.8 billion cu m (2003 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
91.52 billion cu m (2003 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
8.73 billion cu m (2003 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.691 trillion cu m (2004)

Current account balance:
$28.2 billion (2004 est.)

Exports:
$315.6 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities:
motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft,
telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood
pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum

Exports - partners:
US 85.2%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.6% (2004)

Imports:
$256.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil,
chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods

Imports - partners:
US 58.9%, China 6.8%, Mexico 3.8% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$36.27 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$570 billion (2004)

Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $2 billion (2004)

Currency (code):
Canadian dollar (CAD)

Currency code:
CAD

Exchange rates:
Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.301 (2004), 1.4011 (2003),
1.5693 (2002), 1.5488 (2001), 1.4851 (2000)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Communications Canada

Telephones - main lines in use:
19,950,900 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
13,221,800 (2003)

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1-xxx; 5 coaxial submarine cables;
satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Atlantic Ocean and 1
Pacific Ocean) and 2 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations: