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Alberta

Province

Alberta is a province in Canada, part of Western Canada and one of the three prairie provinces. It is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. Its capital is Edmonton, and the 2021 census recorded a population of 4,368,370 across an area of 661,849 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Edmonton 1
Population
4,368,370 1
2021 census figure from Alberta's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Area (sq km)
661,849 1
Admission Year
1905 1
Latitude
54.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
115 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Calgary, Cities

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Source Calgary (Wikipedia)
Canada, Countries

Alberta is a province of Canada.

Source Alberta (Wikipedia)
Edmonton, Cities

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

Source Edmonton (Wikipedia)
Wood Buffalo National Park, Protected Areas

Wood Buffalo National Park spans northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories.

Source Wood Buffalo National Park (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Edmonton, Cities

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

Source Edmonton (Wikipedia)
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Location Of

North-West Rebellion

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Site Of

Golden West Farms

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Jireh Industries

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Source Jireh Industries (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
The company's headquarters are in Ardrossan, Alberta
Tourmaline Oil Corp.

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Sources
1. Alberta (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    Alberta is a province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Edmonton
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2021) Total 4368370
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    661849
  • Infobox, coordinates
    54.5 N 115 W
  • Infobox, country
    Country Canada
  • Infobox, Confederation field
    September 1, 1905; 121 years ago (1905-09-01) (split from NWT) (10th, with Saskatchewan)
  • Part Of: Canada, Lead paragraph
    Alberta is a province in Canada.
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Wikidata: Alberta
Wikidata Q1951, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Calgary (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Calgary, Infobox, Province
Quote, Associated With: Calgary, Infobox, Province
Alberta
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Edmonton (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Edmonton, Infobox, Province field
    Alberta
  • Has Capital: Edmonton, Infobox, Province field (capital-of support)
    Alberta
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Wood Buffalo National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Wood Buffalo National Park, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Wood Buffalo National Park, Lead section
Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km2 (17,275 sq mi). It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories.
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