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Saskatchewan (/səˈskætʃəwən, sæ-, -wɒn/ (
listen); Canadian French: [saskatʃəwan] sas-CAT-chew-on) is a province in Canada. About 1 million people live in Saskatchewan. Most of its population lives in the southern part of the province. The primary industry in Saskatchewan is agriculture (farming).
Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Coordinates: 54°00′00″N 106°00′02″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | September 1, 1905 (split from NWT) (8th/9th, simultaneously with Alberta) |
| Capital | Regina |
| Largest city | Saskatoon |
| Largest metro | Saskatoon metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Lieutenant governor | Russell Mirasty |
| • Premier | Scott Moe (Saskatchewan Party) |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| 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% |
| • Rank | Ranked 7th |
| 6.5% of Canada | |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,098,352 [2] |
| • Estimate (2020 Q4) | 1,177,884 [3] |
| • Rank | Ranked 6th |
| • Density | 1.86/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Saskatchewanian (official),[4] |
| Official languages | English[source?] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Total (2015) | CA$79.415 billion[5] |
| • Per capita | CA$70,138 (4th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2018) | 0.912[6] — Very high (4th) |
| Time zones | |
| year-round in most areas | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| Lloydminster and nearby areas | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (Mountain DST) |
| Postal abbr. | SK |
| Postal code prefix | S |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-SK |
| Flower | Western red lily |
| Tree | Paper birch |
| Bird | Sharp-tailed grouse |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
Saskatchewan is known for its wide horizons. The land is very flat in the south, so you can sometimes see far away. Not all the land is flat prairie. There are beautiful scenic woodlands and forests in the central and northern regions and parklands with lakes for fishing. The province is marked by and named after the North and South Saskatchewan rivers that run through it. The province is nicknamed The Land of Living Skies.
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Saskatchewan was founded on September 1, 1905, the same date that Alberta was founded. The province's colors are gold, red, green, white, brown, yellow, and black. Gold for the wheat, red for the Prairie Lily which is the provincial flower, green for the forests, white for the snow, brown for the fresh cut fields, yellow for the canola and sunflowers, and black for the coal and oil.
The largest city in Saskatchewan is Saskatoon, followed by the province's capital, Regina. Saskatchewan is (approximately) a quadrilateral (four-sided object) bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.
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