Ontario - Facts and Figures.

Ontario - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Toronto July 1, 1867 Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Loyal she began and loyal she remains) Abbreviation ON LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 1,076,395 sq km 415,598 sq mi 4th 917,741 sq km 354,342 sq mi Highest point Ishpatina Ridge 693 m/2,274 ft Forested land as a share of land area 74 percent (2004) PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 12,803,900 (2007 estimate) 1st 1.1 percent (2004-2005) 14 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 36 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 85 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Toronto 2,503,281 (2006) Ottawa 812,129 (2006) Hamilton 504,559 (2006) L ondon 352,395 (2006) Kitchener 204,668 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 80.3 percent (2006) Speakers of French 2.4 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French Speakers of other languages 11.7 percent (2001) 2.1 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 80.7 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 4,274 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 88 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Dalton McGuinty Legislative Assembly 103 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 24 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 103 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$558 billion (2006) C$35,185 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing 1 percent (2004) 5.2 percent (2004) 21 percent (2004) Mining 0.7 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 6.3 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 21.9 percent (2004) G overnment 4.9 percent (2004) Retail trade 5.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 6.9 percent (2004) Other services 26.6 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 6,897,400 (2006) 6.5 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.