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Capital City: Regina (194,971 pop.) (2006 CMA) (CMA population includes city and metro suburb areas)
Saskatchewan Population: 1,023,810 (2008 proj.)
Saskatchewan Population: (per square mile)
Province Populations: (all provinces / territories)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (conversion rates)

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Ethnicity: German (30%), English (18%), Scottish (16%), Ukrainian (11%), First Nation (10%), French (8%), others
GDP total: $45.051 billion (Canadian dollars) (6th)
GDP per capita: $45,718 (Canadian dollars) (5th)
Land Sizes
Language: English
Largest Cities: (by population) Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Estevan
Regina Facts
Saskatoon Facts
Name: The province's name comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation "kisiskaciwani-sipiy," meaning "swift flowing river"
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 (30%), United Church of Canada (20%), Lutheran (9%), others
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Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan