• Capital City: Edmonton
• Population: 4,067,000
• History: Entered Canadian Confederation in 1905
• Total Area: 661,848 km sq. /255,541 mi sq.
• Highest Point: Mount Columbia – 3,747 m/12,293 ft
• Lowest Point: Slave River – 210 m/690 ft
• Longest River: Athabasca River – 1,538 km/956 mi
• Largest Lake: Lake Athabasca – 7,850 km sq/3,030 mi sq
• Provincial Flower: Wild Rose
• Provincial Bird: Great Horned Owl
• Provincial Mammal: Bighorn Sheep
• Gemstone: Petrified Wood
• Motto: “Strong and Free”
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