Alberta

At A Glance

Population: 3,064,200
Area: 661,848 km sq
Motto: "Strong and free"
Joined Confederation: 1905
Capital City: Edmonton
Provincial Flower: Wild Rose
Provincial Bird: Great Horned Owl

About Alberta

Time Zone(s): First Sunday in April to last Sunday in Oct Mountain Daylight Time (UTC -6hrs) Last Sunday in Oct. to First Sunday in April Mountain Standard Time (UTC -7hrs)

Provincial Flag: Adopted June 1, 1968
The shield displays the Cross of St. George on top and scenes of the country under the cross. The scenes are of mountains, foothills, prairie, grain fields and even a beaver. The lower portion of the shield shows the floral emblem of the province which is the wild rose. The background for the flag is royal ultramarine blue.

Laguages Spoken: 81% English, 2.1% French, 3.2% German, 2.0% Ukrainian, 3.6% bilingual 8.1% other

Geographic Location: Alberta lies between the 49th and 60th parallels, and is bounded on the west by British Columbia, on the south by the state of Montana, on the east by Saskatchewan and on the north by the Northwest Territories.

Major Rivers: Athabasca, North Saskatchewan, Peace, Red Deer, Slave, South Saskatchewan

Major Lakes: Athabasca, Claire, Lesser Slave

Highest Point: Mt. Columbia 3,725 metres (12,294 feet)

Export and Industry:
Principal Products: Natural Gas, Oil, Wheat

Climate:
Temperatures in January range from -8°C in the south to -24°C in the north, and in July from 20°C in the south to 16°C in the north. Precipitation ranges from 30 cm in the southeast to 40 - 45 cm in the north, except from the foothills region, where accumulations reach 55 - 60 cm annually. For accurate up to the minute forcasts visit The Weather Network

Interesting Facts:

• Alberta is the only province to have all three of Canada's dominant landforms: the rocky Canadian Sheild of the North, the High Plains of the interior, and the Mountain Ranges of the West.
  
  
• The West Edmonton Mall is the largest shopping centre in the world.

Calgary Stampede

Special Requirements for International Visitors:

For More information on the province of Alberta Visit the Alberta Travel Website at http://www.travelalberta.com/main.htm