Allright… If you wanna go mroe ind epth on the numbers… Go ahead… I was staing the facts that actually count…
But… here are some more phigures for you… 
Note :: Phil… COuld you please hand me some of that Estonia mouthwash… :beam:
Migration Rate
3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population
6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Note :: That’s gotta suck… Weird though… I figured US would hold the record in this… Being with Mexican and Canadian borders… Plus frequent overseas… Hmm
Birth Rate
14.1 births/1,000 population
11.09 births/1,000 population
Infant Mortality
6.69 deaths/1,000 live births
4.95 deaths/1,000 live births
Note :: There is a good number for Canada… Yay for Canada… It’s a good issue too… Infant survival rate… Albeit… The reason ours is so low is because of the motherly instincts alot of the parents have here… You know the whole… Oh well… I’m not saying much about that seeing how it’s a perosn to person thing.
AIDS
.3%
.16%
Note :: I think this is due to the factor that we have more gays. But don’t quote me on that one…
AIDS Died Ration
1.6 %
.8%
Note :: Not bad… Your AIDS protection seems to be good.
Economic Overview
*The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $36,300. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy considerably greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, lay off surplus workers, and develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to entry in their rivals’ home markets than the barriers to entry of foreign firms in US markets. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment, although their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a “two-tier labor market” in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. The years 1994-2000 witnessed solid increases in real output, low inflation rates, and a drop in unemployment to below 5%. The year 2001 witnessed the end of the boom psychology and performance, with output increasing only 0.3% and unemployment and business failures rising substantially. The response to the terrorist attacks of September 11 showed the remarkable resilience of the economy. Moderate recovery is expected in 2002, with the GDP growth rate rising to 2.5% or more. A major short-term problem in first half 2002 was a sharp decline in the stock market, fueled in part by the exposure of dubious accounting practices in some major corporations. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade deficits, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. *
[color=red]As an affluent, high-tech industrial society, Canada today closely resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US. As a result of the close cross-border relationship, the economic sluggishness in the United States in 2001-02 had a negative impact on the Canadian economy. Real growth averaged nearly 3% during 1993-2000, but declined in 2001, with moderate recovery in 2002. Unemployment is up, with contraction in the manufacturing and natural resource sectors. Nevertheless, given its great natural resources, skilled labor force, and modern capital plant Canada enjoys solid economic prospects. Two shadows loom, the first being the continuing constitutional impasse between English- and French-speaking areas, which has been raising the spectre of a split in the federation. Another long-term concern is the flow south to the US of professionals lured by higher pay, lower taxes, and the immense high-tech infrastructure. A key strength in the economy is the substantial trade surplus. [/color]
That’s all I’m going to post for now… But that sums up alot of things right there… If I go more into the figures you’ll find industrial and argricultural facts.
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