Alberta is a province in the country of Canada
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Alberta facts |
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Population : As of April 1, 2005, Alberta's population is estimated to be 3,236,906. This represents a yearly increase of approximately 46,500 persons (or 1.46% growth) since April 1, 2004.
Source: Alberta Finance
Capital City : Edmonton
Currency : Canadian dollar
Exchange Rate :
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Source: Bank of Canada
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Exchange Rate Statistics
Source: Bank of Canada
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/exchange.htm
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 Alberta Legislature building and grounds, Edmonton.
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Weather : Current weather in Alberta
Telephone Area Codes : 780 in the northern part of the province, 403 in the south
Proclaimed a Province : September 1, 1905
Time Zone : Mountain Time (two hours behind Toronto or New York; one hour ahead of Vancouver, Seattle or Los Angeles; seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT); and six hours behind GMT during Daylight Savings Time)
More facts about Alberta
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Maps and Travel |
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Travelling to and around Alberta - Driving distance calculator
Traveller information - Road closures, delays and conditions for Queen Elizabeth II highway between Edmonton and Calgary.
Map of Alberta
Parks and Protected Areas Map - Order a free map of all provincial parks, recreation areas, wildland parks, wilderness areas, ecological reserves, heritage rangelands and natural areas.
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Emblems |
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Alberta's most well-know emblem is the Wild Rose, but the province has many other emblems.
Use of the officials Emblems and Armorial Bearings
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Events |
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Events in Alberta
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Communities |
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Community Profiles
Municipal Profiles
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Photos of Alberta |
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 Alberta and Canada flags
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 Edmonton city skyline and North Saskatchewan River |
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 Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park |
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 Moraine Lake, Banff National Park |
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 Buffalo, Elk Island National Park |
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 Carson Pegasus Provincial Park, near Whitecourt |
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 Alberta Legislature building and grounds, Edmonton |
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 Banff Avenue from Cascade Gardens, Banff National Park |
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 Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller |
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 Orangutans, Calgary Zoo |
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 Downtown Lloydminster, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border |
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 Canola field, near Red Deer |
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 Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), near Fort McMurray |
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 Boat tour on Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park |
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 Calgary city skyline and Saddledome |
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 Columbia Icefields Snocoach Tours, Jasper National Park |
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 Straw bales, southern Alberta |
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 Dinosaur dig, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaentology, Drumheller |
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 Dinosaur Provincial Park, Badlands |
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 Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff National Park |
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