Canada by the Numbers for July 1, 2019

The following is from CBC NEWS online June 29, 2019

Today is Canada Day, and to mark the country's 152nd birthday, here is a bit of trivia – by the numbers – about Canada. Some we can be proud of, others we could improve.

Enjoy.   [visuals courtesy Sylvia]

37,578,285 — Canada's population as of 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday.

3,463,000 — the country's estimated population in 1867.

46,995,360 — the number of maple taps in Canadian trees in 2016.

36,581 — the number of people who attended Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill last year.

34.7 C — the daily high temperature in Ottawa last July 1.

11 — the number of statutory holidays in most Canadian provinces and territories.

19 — the number in Japan this year, due to the ascension of the new emperor.

28 — the number of public holidays in Cambodia.

1st — Canada's rank among the 25 countries that accepted UN refugees in 2018.

28,100 — the number of refugees who resettled here last year.

1.4 million — the number of people in need of permanent resettlement.

9th — Canada's ranking among nations in the latest World Happiness Report, just behind New Zealand and ahead of Austria.

5th — Canada's ranking in 2015.

82.782 years — the life expectancy in Canada for 2019.

21st— this country's ranking for life expectancy, behind Jersey and ahead of Spain.

5.4 per cent — Canada's jobless rate in May, the lowest figure in at least 43 years.

1.23 — The percentage of Canada's GDP devoted to military spending in 2018.

14th — Canada's place on the list of world's biggest defence spenders last year.

$21.6 billion US — the amount Canada spent on its military in 2018.  1.2 — the percentage of last year's record $1.822 trillion in global military spending that Canada was responsible for.

$4.27 billion US — the amount Canada devoted to foreign aid in 2017.

5,032 – the number of bars, restaurants and other establishments licensed to sell alcohol in Canada in 2018.

360 — the actual and planned cannabis retail locations across Canada as of May 2019.

5.884 million litres — the volume of eggnog sold commercially in Canada in December 2018.

7 —the reported number of fireworks accidents/incidents in Canada in 2017-2018

Almost 70 — the percentage of Canadians who participate in outdoor or wilderness activities.

44 —the percentage who say they hike or backpack.

32 — the percentage who view or photograph wildlife. 
16 — the percentage who forage for food.

704 megatonnes — Canada's total greenhousegas emissions in 2016.

1st — Canada's ranking in per capita carbon emissions among G20 nations.

7th — Canada's overall world ranking.

206,624,103 – the number of potted plants produced in Canada in 2017.

$5.9 billion – the amount spent by Canadian households on tools and equipment for home and gardenin the last quarter of 2018.

5,032 – the number of bars, restaurants and other establishments licensed to sell alcohol in Canada in 2018.

360 — the actual and planned cannabis retail locations across Canada as of May 2019.

5.884 million litres — the volume of eggnog sold commercially in Canada in December 2018.

7 —the reported number of fireworks accidents/incidents in Canada in 2017-2018