FAST FACTS

• Capital City: Winnipeg (739,000 pop.) (2006 CMA) (CMA population includes city and metro suburb areas)
• Manitoba Population: 1,213,815 (2008 proj.)
• Manitoba Population: (per square mile)
• Province Populations: (all provinces / territories)
  
• Currency: Canadian Dollar (conversion rates)
  
   
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• Ethnicity: English (22%), German (19%), Scottish (19%), Ukranian (15%), Irish (13%), French (13%), North American Indian (10%), others 
• GDP total: $44.7 billion (Canadian dollars) (3rd) 
• GDP per capita: $38,001 (Canadian dollars) (2nd)
• Land Sizes
• Language: English, French
• Largest Cities: (by population) Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach, Selkirk, Winkler, Dauphin, Morden, The Pas 
• Winnipeg Facts
• Name: It's believed to be derived from winipek, a word in the Cree language meaning "muddy waters."
• Province Date: July 15, 1870
• 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: Protestant (43%), Catholic (27%), others
• Symbols

Winnipeg Skyline
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Winter snow, Manitoba
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