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Forest covers about 27% of the land area in the country. According
to Canada's National Forestry Database, about 9.6 million hectares
(23.7 million acres) of the public forestlands are for uses other
than timber production, including parks, game refuges, water
conservation areas, and nature preserves.
In
2001, an estimated 198.3 million cubic meters (7 billion cubic feet)
of round-wood was harvested. Canada ranks as the third-largest
producer of coniferous wood products (after the United States and
Russia) and is the leading supplier of soft wood products to world
markets.
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Chief forest products in eastern Canada are pulp and paper
manufactures, especially newsprint. Canada leads the world in
newsprint production, with 9.2 million tons in 2000, accounting for
24% of the world's production. Exports of newsprint were valued at
over C$4.7 billion, with about three-fourths going to the United
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Canada
Canada brief history
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Yukon river
Manitoba
Auyuittuq National Park
Akshayuk Pass
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