WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
OH, CANADA
Profile America — Wednesday, February 18th. Although Canada has been self-governing since 1867, it wasn't until this date in 1927 that the U.S. established formal diplomatic relations through recognition of a Canadian ambassador in Washington. Until that date, the Dominion of Canada's foreign relations remained under the control of London. The relations since have been sterling, as Canada is our greatest trading partner. Last year, more than $600 billion of goods passed one way or the other across the effectively undefended border. At over 5,500 miles, that border is the world's longest international boundary. There are about 7 million foreign-born residents out of Canada's population of nearly 37 million. America's population of more than 316 million includes over 41 million foreign-born residents, with about 840,000 from Canada. Profile America is in its 18th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources:
History: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/80310/British-North-America-Act#ref157836
Recognition of Canada: http://history.state.gov/countries/canada
Trade: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/top/dst/current/balance.html
Yearly value: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html
Border: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border
Canadian population: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/141217/dq141217d-eng.htm
Foreign born in Canada: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130508/dq130508b-eng.htm
U.S. Population: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_B01003&prodType=table
Foreign born population: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_B05006&prodType=table
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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