Alberta

Also known as AB, Province of Alberta, Alta., CA-AB, Wild Rose Country

Alberta is a province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, the Northwest Territories to its north, and the U.S. state of Montana to its south. Alberta and Saskatchewan are the only two landlocked Canadian provinces. The eastern part of the province is occupied by the Great Plains, while the western part borders the Rocky Mountains. The province has a predominantly continental climate, but seasonal temperatures tend to swing rapidly because it is so arid. Those swings a

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Alberta is a Canadian prairie province in Western Canada, bordered by British Columbia, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Montana, with geography ranging from the Great Plains in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west. It matters as one of Canada's significant provinces and a key part of the country's western region, with distinctive geography and climate that shape its character and economy.

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Key facts

Province or territory of Canada.government_type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Province or territory of Canada.utc_offset1: −07:00
Province or territory of Canada.population_total: 4368370
Province or territory of Canada.timezone1_DST: Mountain DST
Province or territory of Canada.utc_offset1_DST: −06:00
Province or territory of Canada.PostalAbbreviation: AB
Province or territory of Canada.PostalCodePrefix: T
Province or territory of Canada.name: Alberta
Province or territory of Canada.settlement_type: Province
Province or territory of Canada.image_flag: Flag of Alberta.svg
Province or territory of Canada.image_map: Alberta in Canada 2.svg
Province or territory of Canada.image_shield: Coat of arms of Alberta.svg
Province or territory of Canada.Label_map: yes
Province or territory of Canada.official_lang: English
Province or territory of Canada.capital: Edmonton
Province or territory of Canada.largest_city: Calgary
Province or territory of Canada.largest_metro: Calgary Region
Province or territory of Canada.Premier: Danielle Smith

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Research

141,532 papers

The Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in clinical practice: what have we learned?ReviewInternational journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2009Puetz V, Dzialowski I, Hill MD et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00337.x
Alberta's Bill 11.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2001Hall-Findlay EJ
Integrating the social sciences into the COVID-19 response in Alberta, Canada.ReviewBMJ global health · 2020Leslie M, Fadaak R, Davies J et al.DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002672
Sexual Expression in Alberta's Continuing Care Homes: Capacity, Consent, and Co-decision-making.ReviewCanadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2021Brassolotto J, Howard L, Manduca-Barone ADOI: 10.1017/S0714980819000813
Alberta's Caring for Diabetes Project: Engaged Scholarship Informing Quality Improvement.Canadian journal of diabetes · 2015Edwards AL, Noseworthy TWDOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2015.06.003
Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Surveillance and Control in Alberta: A Scoping Review.Journal (Canadian Dental Association) · 2021Badri P, Ganatra S, Baracos V et al.
Economic burden of chronic pain in Alberta, Canada.PloS one · 2022Thanh NX, Tanguay RL, Manhas KJP et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272638
Health data governance for research use in Alberta.International journal of population data science · 2023Sandhu N, Whittle S, Southern DA et al.DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v8i4.2160

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Alberta
Demonym: Albertano
Population: 4262635
Area: 661848
Official website: www.alberta.ca
Image: 2019 Alberta wildfires.jpg
Life expectancy: 81.5
Nominal GDP: 294818000000
Dialing code: 403
Motto: Fortis et liber

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Commons category: Alberta
Commons gallery: Alberta
postal code: T
inception: 1905-09-01
short name: Альберта
native label: Alberta
total fertility rate: 1.5904
NCI Thesaurus ID: C89819

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Etymology
Geography
Climate
Ecology
Flora
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Paleontology
History
Demographics
Municipalities
Language
Ethnicity
Religion
Economy
Primary sector
Oil extraction
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Tourism
Government and politics
Administrative divisions
Law enforcement
Military
Taxation
Culture
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Education
Elementary and secondary
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Health care
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Alberta is the fourth-largest province by area, at , and the fourth-most populous, with 4,262,635 residents. Alberta's capital is Edmonton; its largest city is Calgary. The two cities are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. More than half of Albertans live in Edmonton or Calgary, which encourages a continuing rivalry between the two cities. English is the province's official language. In 2016, 76.0% of Albertans were anglophone, 1.8% were francophone and 22.2% were allophone.