Saskatchewan

At A Glance

Population: 1,015,800
Area: 651,036 km sq
Joined Confederation: 1905
Moto: "from many peoples strength"
Capital City: Regina
Provincial Flower: Western Red Lily
Provincial Bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse

About Saskatchewan

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 Central Standard Time (UTC -6hrs)

Provincial Flag: Adopted, September 22, 1969 This flag is divided horizontally by green on the top which represents the Northern forested areas and gold on the bottom which represents the southern grain field areas. The shield of arms is on the hoist end and the provincial flower, Western Red Lilly, is on the fly end. The shield displays a royal red lion and three wheat bundles symbolizing the provinces agriculture resources.

Laguages Spoken: 92.8% English, 1% French, 6.2% other

Geographic Location: The Province of Saskatchewan is situated in the Canadian West. It is bordered by Manitoba to the east, Alberta to the west, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the American States of Montana and North Dakota to the south. The province covers 651,900 square kilometres - more than a quarter million square miles. Half the province is covered by forest, one-third is improved farmland in the southern Great Plains and parklands, and one-eighth is fresh water, mostly in northern Saskatchewan.

Major Rivers: Churchill, Saskatchewan, North Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle

Major Lakes: Athabasca, Wathaman, Wollaston,

Highest Point: Cypress Hill 1,386 meters (4,546 feet)

Export and Industry:
Principal Products: Wheat, beef cattle, food products, machinery, petroleum

Climate:

Interesting Facts:

• Saskatchewan is home to Canada's only training academy for Royal Canadian Mounted Police recruits, located in Regina.
  
  
• Saskatchewan produces over 54% of the wheat grown in Canada.
  
  
• In 1944 Saskatchewan elected North America's first socialist government and introduced many of Canada's social programs including state-funded health care.

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