Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Flag
Saskatchewan Coat of arms
Motto: Latin: Multis e Gentibus Vires ("Strength from Many Peoples")
Saskatchewan highlighted in red.
Confederation	September 1, 1905 (split from NWT) (10th)
Capital	Regina
Largest city	Saskatoon
Largest metro	Saskatoon metropolitan area
Government
• Type	Constitutional monarchy
• Lieutenant governor	Vaughn Solomon Schofield
• Premier	Brad Wall (Saskatchewan Party)
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Federal representation	(in Canadian Parliament)
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%
Area rank	Ranked 7th
	6.5% of Canada
Population (2016)
• Total	1,098,352
• Estimate (2016 Q1)	1,142,570
• Rank	Ranked 6th
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Saskatchewanian (official), also Saskatchewanite
Official languages	English
GDP
• Rank	5th
• Total (2015)	C$79.415 billion
• Per capita	C$70,138 (4th)
Time zone	Central: UTC−6, year-round in most areas Mountain: UTC-7/-6, Lloydminster and nearby areas
Postal abbr.	SK
Postal code prefix	S
ISO 3166 code	CA-SK
Flower	Western red lily
Tree	Paper birch
Bird	Sharp-tailed grouse
Website	www.saskatchewan.ca
Rankings include all provinces and territories

Grain elevator in Baring

Saskatchewan is a province of 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 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.

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.

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.