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United Kingdom vs Canada

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Flag of GB
United Kingdom
Flag of CA
Canada
Capital
London
Ottawa
Continent
Europe
North America
Population
68.8M
39.2M
GDP
$3636.0B
$2341.0B
Area
243,610 km²
9,984,670 km²
Languages
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English (official) 87.1%, French (official) 29.1%, Chinese languages 4.2%, Spanish 3.2%, Punjabi 2.6%, Arabic 2.4%, Tagalog 2.3%, Italian 1.5% (2022 est.)
Currency
British pounds (GBP) per US dollar -
Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar -
Government
parliamentary constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution
Head of State
Charles III
Charles III
Head of Government
Keir Starmer
Mark Carney
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