Manitoba - Facts and Figures.

Manitoba - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Winnipeg July 15, 1870 Gloriosus et liber (Glorious and free) Abbreviation MB LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 647,797 sq km 250,116 sq mi 8th 553,556 sq km 213,729 sq mi Highest point Baldy Mountain 832 m/2,730 ft Forested land as a share of land area 66 percent PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 1,186,700 (2007 estimate) 5th 0.6 percent (2004-2005) 2.1 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 5.5 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization Largest cities (by population) Winnipeg 72 percent (2001) 633,451 (2006) Brandon 41,511 (2006) Thompson 13,446 (2006) Portage La Prairie 12,728 (2006) Selkirk 9,515 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 87.3 percent (2006) Speakers of French 1.7 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French 9.3 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 0.8 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 79 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) 4,406 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 79 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Gary Doer Legislative Assembly 57 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 6 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 14 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$45 billion (2006) C$27,178 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4.9 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.5 percent (2004) Manufacturing 12.5 percent (2004) Mining 1.7 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 9.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment 19.9 percent (2004) 7 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 6.3 percent (2004) Other services 27 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 612,900 (2006) 4.3 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.