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Alberta

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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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Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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−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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
province of Canada
Named after
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Official name
Alberta
Demonym
Albertano
Country
Canada
Located in
Canada
Continent
North America
Capital
Edmonton
Official language
English language
Currency
Canadian dollar
Population
4262635
Area
661848
Time zone
Mountain Time Zone
Head of government
Danielle Smith
Head of state
Charles III
Form of government
parliamentary democracy
Shares border with
Northwest Territories
Highest point
Mount Columbia
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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Flag
flag of Alberta
Coat of arms
coat of arms of Alberta
Has parts of class
municipality in Alberta
language used
Blackfoot
official symbol
Rosa acicularis
contains the statistical territorial entity
Division No. 16
P8168
Virac
driving side
right
topic's main category
Category:Alberta
Commons category
Alberta
category for people born here
Category:Births in Alberta
category for people who died here
Category:Death in Alberta
category for films shot at this location
Category:Films shot in Alberta
category of associated people
Category:People from Alberta
office held by head of government
Premier of Alberta
separated from
Northwest Territories
Commons gallery
Alberta
postal code
T
inception
1905-09-01
lowest point
Slave River
short name
Альберта
history of topic
history of Alberta
public holiday
Christmas Day
native label
Alberta
twinned administrative body
Hokkaidō
total fertility rate
1.5904
different from
Alberta
NCI Thesaurus ID
C89819
topic has template
Template:AB
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Encyclopedic overview

41 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Ecology
  • Flora
  • Fauna
  • 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
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Elementary and secondary
  • Post-secondary
  • Health care
  • Transportation
  • Air
  • Public transit
  • Rail
  • Road
  • Friendship partners
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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 are less pronounced in western Alberta because of its occasional Chinook winds.

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.

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