Saskatchewan - Facts and Figures.

Saskatchewan - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Regina September 1, 1905 Multis e gentibus vires (From many peoples, strength) Abbreviation SK LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 651,036 sq km 251,366 sq mi 7th 591,670 sq km 228,445 sq mi Highest point Cypress Hills 1,468 m/4,816 ft Forested land as a share of land area 41 percent (2004) PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 996,900 (2007 estimate) 6th 0 percent (2004-2005) 1.7 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 4.3 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 64 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Saskatoon 202,340 (2006) Regina 179,246 (2006) Prince Albert 34,138 (2006) Moose Jaw 32,132 (2006) Lloydminster 7,840 (2001) Language groups Speakers of English 94.1 percent (2006) Speakers of French less than 0.1 percent (1996) Speakers of English and French 5.1 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 0.3 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 79.3 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 4,035 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 80 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Lorne Calvert Legislative Assembly 58 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$46 billion (2006) C$25,691 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 6.8 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.7 percent (2004) Manufacturing 7.3 percent (2004) Mining Transportation and utilities 13.5 percent (2004) 9.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 16.7 percent (2004) G overnment 5.7 percent (2004) Retail trade 5.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade Other services 6 percent (2004) 23 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 509,300 (2006) 5.2 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.