Miller Magazine Issue: 112 April 2019

CANADA 107 APRIL 2019 Canada is the largest country in the western he- misphere and second largest country in the world in area after Russia, occupying roughly two-fifths of the continent of North America. Despite Canada’s great size, it is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries. Canada serves as a global model for stabi- lity, sustainable prosperity, and economic inclusion. It is one of the world’s wealthiest nations and has one of the world’s highest qualities of life. Canada has a thriving free-market economy, with businesses ranging from small owner-managed enterp- rises to multinational corporations. Canada’s economic development was historically based on the export of agricultural staples, especially grain, and on the pro- duction and export of natural resource products, such as minerals, oil and gas, and forest products. However, secondary industry has evolved to the stage where Ca- nada ranks as one of the top manufacturing nations of the world. Canada has a well-establis- hed agriculture and agri-food industry with long-standing success in the global marketp- lace. Canadian farms provide a diverse range of crops for domestic and international markets. Wheat is Canada’s largest crop and the single bi- ggest export earner of all its agricultural products. Canada is the world’s largest supp- lier of pulses, with Canadian pulses being exported to 130 countries around the world. CANADA: GLOBAL GRAIN SUPPLIER