n bbl/day (2004)

Oil - imports:
963,000 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - proved reserves:
178.9 billion bbl
note: includes oil sands (2004 est.)

Natural gas - production:
183.6 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
95.85 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
104 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
10.86 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.603 trillion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$20.56 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$405 billion f.o.b. (2006 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 84.2%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.8% (2005)

Imports:
$353.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

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

Imports - partners:
US 56.7%, China 7.8%, Mexico 3.8% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$35.79 billion (August 2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$684.7 billion (30 June 2006)

Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $2.6 billion (2004)

Currency (code):
Canadian dollar (CAD)

Currency code:
CAD

Exchange rates:
Canadian dollars per US dollar - 1.13186 (2006), 1.2118 (2005),
1.301 (2004), 1.4011 (2003), 1.5693 (2002)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Communications Canada

Telephones - main lines in use:
18.276 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
16.6 million (2005)

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:
AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)

Radios:
32.3 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:
21.5 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.ca

Internet hosts:
3,934,223 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
760 (2000 est.)

Internet users:
21.9 million (2005)

Transportation Canada

Airports:
1,337 (2006)

Airports - wi