Friends to Saskatchewan
The Province of Saskatchewan joins the confederation September 1, 1905. Saskatchewan is located in the middle in Canada`s provinces and is in the middle of the three Prairie Provinces and is ranks 7th in total land area. The province is ranks 6th in population with almost 1.0 million residents in 2007 that most of them are living in the southern half of the province and in the large cities. The Capital City is Regina. Largest Cities: Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Estevan, Weyburn, and Corman Park. The languages in Saskatchewan is English 84,4%, French 1,9% with both is official and 13,7% other language. Saskatchewan has a very mix of ethnicity and race; Canadian 25,0%, German 28,6%, English 24,5%, Scottish 17,9% and 14,0% a mixed background. Saskatchewan is bordered Northwest Territories to the north, Manitoba to the east, Alberta to the west and USA with the states Montana and North Dakota to the south. Saskatchewan is an agriculture province and produce 45% of Canada’s grain; they also produce wheat, canola, flex, ray, oats, peas, lentils, canary seed, barley and ranches with beef cattle. Including in the agriculture branch is fishing, hunting and forestry. Oil, natural gas, heavy crude, and light crude production are very important for Saskatchewan economy. Mining after potash and uranium that Saskatchewan is the world's largest supplier of are good for the economy in the province. Tourism is like every province in Canada a big economic sector with outdoor activities such as hunting, camping, skiing, hiking rock climbing, and fishing.
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