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Capital City: Edmonton (1,034,945 pop.) (2006 CMA) (CMA population includes city and metro suburb areas)
Alberta Population: 3,632,483 (2008 proj.)
Alberta Population: (per square mile)
Province Populations: (all provinces / territories)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (conversion rates)

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Ethnicity: English (19%), German (15%), Scottish (13%), Irish (10%), French (10%), others
GDP total: $259.9 billion (Canadian dollars) (3rd)
GDP per capita: $74,825 (Canadian dollars) (2nd)
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Language: English
Largest Cities: (by population) Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Grand Prairie, Medicine Hat,
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Name: Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848 - 1939), the fourth daughter of England's Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.

Province Date: September 1, 1905

Dominion dates (all provinces and teritories)

Note: The Canadian Confederation, or the birth of Canada as a recognized nation, took place on July 1, 1867, and originally included the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec.

Religion: Catholic (26%), No Religion (21%), United Church of Canada (6%), Luthern (4.9%), others

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