Facts about
Saskatchewan

courtesy of the 1996 Canadian Global Almanac
and Statistics Canada

• CAPITAL: Regina, metro pop. (1995) 198,700
  • Largest city: Saskatoon, metro pop. (1995) 219,900
  • Date entered confederation: Sept. 1, 1905

• POPULATION (1995): 1,015,600
  • Pop. density: 1.5 per sq. km
  • Pop. urban (1991): 63%
  • Official languages (1991): 95% English, 5% bilingual
  • Religious distrib. (1991): 53% Protestant, 32% Roman Catholic

• VITAL STATISTICS: Rates (per 1000 pop., 1991)
  • Birth: 15.4
  • Death: 8.1
  • Life expectancy at birth (1991): male 75; female 82

• GEOGRAPHY:
  • Total area: 652,300 sq. km
  • Land area: 570,700 sq. km
  • Forested land: 178,000 sq. km
  • Climate: continental, with cold winters and hot summers
  • Topography: gently rolling plains in the south; hilly plateaus in the s.w.; north is rugged Canadian Shield

• ECONOMY:
  • Gross Domestic Product (1994): $23.185 billion
  • % change GDP (1993-94): +5.6%
  • Per capita GDP (1994): $22,185
  • Employment distrib. (1994): goods-producing industries (agriculture, primary ind., mfg., construction) 29%; service-producing industries (transpt., trade, finance, service, pub. admin., unclassified) 71%
  • Unemployment rate (1996): 6.5%
  • Principal industries: agriculture, mining, manufacturing, electric power, construction, chemical prod.

• AGRICULTURE:
  • Farm cash receipts (1994): $4.6 billion: crops 79%; livestock 21%
  • No. of farms (1991): 60,840

• EDUCATION (1993-94):
  • No. of schools: 960 elem. and sec.; 4 post-sec
  • Enrolment: 208,040 elem. and sec.; 27,160 post-sec

• INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Saskatoon, Regina

• PROVINCIAL DATA:
  • Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires: "from many peoples strength"
  • Flower: Western Red Lily
  • Bird: Prairie sharp-tailed grouse
  • Tree: White Birch
  • Tartan: Saskatchewan Tartan

• POLITICS:
  • Premier: Roy Romanow (NDP)
  • Leaders, opposition parties: Ron Oseca (Lib.), Bill Boyd (Prog. Cons.)
  • Date of last general election: June 21, 1995
  • Lt. Governor: John E. N. (Jack) Wiebe

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