canada day special

for those of you who are unfamiliar with the great white north, here are some facts & figures about canada on this canada day:

• 2nd largest country in the world (9,984,670 square kms or 3,855,174 square miles)


• the largest coastline in the world (243,791 kms or 151,485 miles)


• population of over 32 million (a little less than the population of california)


• highest mountain is mt. logan (5959 m or 19,551 ft.)


• largest canadian city is toronto (4.8 million people)


• average life expectancy of 79 years


• 1,047 radios per 1,000 canadians


• 750 tv's per 1,000 canadians


• 66.8% of canadian households own computers


• 56.9% of canadian households access the internet

to celebrate the closing of the only canadian virgin megastore, here are some canadian music facts:

• bryan adams' biggest hit is (everything i do) i do it for you


• kiss has the most chart albums in canada


• eric clapton is the oldest artist to have a #1 single and britney spears is the youngest


• madonna has had the most #1 singles in canada with 16


• by decade, top ablums in canada are fleetwood mac's rumours (yes, they spell in english) in the 1970's, michael jackson's thriller in the 1980's and alanis morrissette's jagged little pill in the 1990's