Provinces of Canada�

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Alberta�

• Capital: Edmonton
• The largest city is Calgary

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• Major cities: Red Deer, St. Albert, Grande Prairie, Spruce Grove, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Airdrie, Leduc.
• Official language: English
• Area: 661,850 sq km
• Population: 3.8 million ..
• Year of establishment: 1905
• Alberta is located in western Canada and is located adjacent to British Columbia in the west, to the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Saskatchewan and the United States.
• The province got its name in honor of the princess by the name of Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of the former Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

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Edmonton

Calgary

British Columbia�

• Capital: Victoria
• The largest city is Vancouver
• Major cities: Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Vernon, Abbotsford,
• Nanaimo, Chilivak, Courtenay.
• Official language: English
• Area: 944,700 sq km
• Population: 4.6 million ..
• Year of establishment: 1905
• British Columbia is located in western Canada and became the sixth province, which became part of the confederation.
• The basis of the economy of British Columbia are natural resources. It was in this province ends transcontinental highways and railways , as well as most major ports are located on the Canadian Pacific coast , through which extensive international trade . There warm and mild climate farming is very developed .

Yoho National Park

Vancouver

Victoria

Quebec��

• Capital: Quebec
• Largest city: Montreal
• Major cities: Gatineau, Saguenay, Longueuil, Laval, Sherbrooke, Levi, Trois-Rivieres, Terrbon.
• Official language: French
• Area: 1542000 sq km
• Population: 8 million people ..
• Year of establishment: 1867

Provincial land located in the north-east of North America, between the Atlantic territories and the provinces of Ontario. The main artery of Quebec - St. Lawrence River - flows from a small source in the Great Lakes and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

History of Quebec begins from the time of the expedition of Jacques Cartier - it is rightly called the father of New France. But back in 1763 the province was under the control of the UK, and was then given of the Canadian Confederation.�

Quebec

Snowy Owl : official bird of Quebec

Manitoba�

• Capital: Winnipeg
• The largest city is Winnipeg
• Major cities: Thompson, Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Steinbeck, Winkler, Dauphin, Selkirk.
• Official language: English
• Area: 647,800 sq km
• Population: 1.25 million ..
• Year established: 1870
• Manitoba - a province in Canada, which is famous for its beauty thanks to the huge number of lakes. It is multinational , since immigration is thriving here .
• In prehistoric times across the province was one large lake - Agassiz , but over time it was divided into hundreds of small reservoirs. The name of the province received from Lake Manitoba or " Vabah Manito ," which is located on its territory.

Winnipeg

Lake Manitoba

Nova Scotia�

• Capital: Halifax
• The largest city is Halifax
• Major cities: Lunenburg , Winsor, Antigonish .
• Official language : English
• Area: 55,200 sq km
• Population: 0.95 million ..
• Year of establishment: 1867
• In these parts the local fishermen are engaged in fishing for cod, herring and lobster , Also, Nova Scotia is rich in coal, the main deposits are concentrated on the island of Cape Breton . Yet here is mined gypsum , barite , and table salt . There are in the province , and deposits of gold and tin.
• Plays a vital role in the economy of the region is not only a developed industry , but also the tourism industry . Each year, Nova Scotia has more than two million tourists. The province is rich in ancient monuments as well as an abundance of scenic wilderness landscapes.

Halifax

Skyline Trail

New Brunswick�

• Capital: Fredericton
• The largest city is St. John
• Major cities: Edmundston , Moncton .
• Official languages: English, French .
• Area: 73,000 sq km
• Population: 0.76 million ..
• Year of establishment: 1867
• The province is located in the south- eastern part of Canada, on the Atlantic coast . It shares borders with Quebec to the north and north- west, Nova Scotia on the south- east and the U.S. state of Maine in the south- west. In the eastern part of New Brunswick by the Atlantic Ocean.
• Many rivers have long been working hydroelectric plant. Most of the lakes of New Brunswick , including the largest of them - Grand Lake , located in the southern part of the province . On the border with the United States is a group of beautiful lakes called Chiputnetikuk .

Fredericton

St. John

Newfoundland� and Labrador�

• The capital is St. John's
• The largest city of St. John's
• Major cities: Corner Brook , Grand Falls, Labrador City.
• Official language : English
• Area: 405,000 sq km
• Population: 0.52 million ..
• Year established : 1949
• Newfoundland is a continuation of the Appalachian mountain system. Part of the province , located on the continent , is part of the Laurentian hills and is located on the eastern edge of the Canadian shield is .
• Serck mountain , the height of which exceeds one thousand six hundred seventy one meters, is located in northern Labrador. South- east of Newfoundland Grand Banks is one of the richest fishing areas in the world .

Churchill Falls in Labrador

St. John's

Ontario�

• Capital: Toronto
• Largest city: Toronto
• Major cities: Stratford , Embrun , Greater Sudbury , Hamilton, Caledon , Kitchener, Mississauga , Niagara Falls, Trenton .
• Official language : English
• Area: 1076400 sq km
• Population: 13.5 million ..
• Year of establishment: 1867
• Ontario is in the eastern part of Canada , adjacent to the province of Manitoba to the west, the city of Quebec to the east and four American states in the south.
• Ontario is the most populous province in Canada , because its territory is home to about forty percent of the total population of the country.
• he primary sectors of the local industries are machine building, mining, chemical and manufacturing , as well as aircraft . In the district towns are developing the exploration and extraction of mineral resources. Due to all this, Ontario is considered one of the most economically developed provinces of Canada.

Toronto

Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Home of the federal

government.

Large white trilium

Niagara Falls

Prince Edward Island�

• Capital: Charlottetown
• The largest city is Charlottetown
• Official language: English
• Area: 5660 sq. km
• Population: 0.15 million ..
• Year of establishment: 1873
• Prince Edward Island - one of the ten independent Canadian provinces. It owes its name to the father of Queen Victoria, Prince Edward.
• Also on the island is world famous and the Confederation Bridge, which connects it to the mainland. Its length is eight miles, and it was built in one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seventh year.

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Charlottetown

Sandstone arch

Holland College

Saskatchewan

Capital: Regina

The largest city is Saskatoon

Major cities: Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Estevan, Corman Park, Prince Albert, Swift Current, North Battleford, Ueybern.

Official language: English

Area: 651,000 sq km

Population: 1.1 million ..

Year of establishment: 1905

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Regina

Saskatoon

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