Saskatchewan
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| Motto: Latin: Multis e Gentibus Vires ("Strength from Many Peoples") |
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| Confederation | September 1, 1905 (split from NWT) (10th) | ||
| Capital | Regina | ||
| Largest city | Saskatoon | ||
| Largest metro | Saskatoon metropolitan area | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Constitutional monarchy | ||
| • Lieutenant governor | Vaughn Solomon Schofield | ||
| • Premier | Brad Wall (Saskatchewan Party) | ||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
| Federal representation | (in Canadian Parliament) | ||
| House seats | 14 of 338 (4.1%) | ||
| Senate seats | 6 of 105 (5.7%) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 651,900 km2 (251,700 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 591,670 km2 (228,450 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 59,366 km2 (22,921 sq mi) 9.1% | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 7th | ||
| 6.5% of Canada | |||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,033,381 | ||
| • Estimate (2016 Q1) | 1,142,570 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 6th | ||
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Saskatchewanian (official),also Saskatchewanite | ||
| Official languages | English | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Rank | 5th | ||
| • Total (2011) | C$74.738 billion | ||
| • Per capita | C$70,654 (4th) | ||
| Time zone |
Central: UTC−6, year-round in most areas Mountain: UTC-7/-6, Lloydminster and nearby areas |
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| Postal abbr. | SK | ||
| Postal code prefix | S | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CA-SK | ||
| Flower | Western red lily | ||
| Tree | Paper birch | ||
| Bird | Sharp-tailed grouse | ||
| Website | www |
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| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |||
Saskatchewan (
i/səˈskætʃəwᵻn/ or /səˈskætʃəˌwɑːn/) is a prairie and boreal province in west-central Canada, the only province without natural borders. It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi), nearly 10 percent of which (59,366 square kilometres (22,900 sq mi)) is fresh water, composed mostly of rivers, reservoirs, and the province's 100,000 lakes.
Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota. As of December 2013, Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,114,170. Residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern boreal half is mostly forested and sparsely populated. Of the total population, roughly half live in the province's largest city, Saskatoon, or the provincial capital, Regina. Other notable cities include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, and the border city Lloydminster (partially within Alberta).
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