Alberta - Facts and Figures.

Alberta - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Edmonton September 1, 1905 Fortis et liber (Strong and free) Abbreviation AB LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 661,848 sq km 255,541 sq mi 6th 642,317 sq km 248,000 sq mi Highest point Mount Columbia 3,747 m/12,293 ft Forested land as a share of land area 57 percent PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 3,474,000 (2007 estimate) 4th 1.6 percent (2004-2005) 5.1 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 13.3 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 81 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Calgary 988,193 (2006) E dmonton 730,372 (2006) Red Deer 82,772 (2006) Lethbridge 74,637 (2006) Medicine Hat 56,997 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 88.8 percent (2006) Speakers of French 0.6 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French 6.9 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 1.1 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 80.3 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 4,275 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 83 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Ed Stelmach Legislative Assembly 83 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 6 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 26 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$240 billion (2006) C$32,603 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6 percent (2004) Industry Construction 8.3 percent (2004) Manufacturing 9.9 percent (2004) Mining Transportation and utilities 16.4 percent (2004) 7.9 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 17.3 percent (2004) G overnment 4.1 percent (2004) Retail trade 5.2 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.2 percent (2004) Other services 23.1 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 1,875,500 (2006) 3.5 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.