- Saskatchewan is one of Canada's ten
provinces, centrally located in Western Canada. Saskatchewan covers
570,000 square kilometres of land plus 81,000 square kilometres
of fresh water lakes and rivers.
- The northern half of the province is covered
by forest, the southern half consists of 66 million acres of agricultural
land with 57,000 farms at an average of 1,140 acres each.
- The name Saskatchewan originates from the Plains
Cree Indian word Kisiskatchewan, which translated into English
means "the river that flows swiftly".
- The population of the province of Saskatchewan
is only one million and is comprised of a broad mix of racial
and ethnic backgrounds.
- Saskatchewan has four distinct seasons. Temperatures
range from a high of 35 degrees Celsius during summer, to a low
of -35 degrees Celsius in the winter!
- Saskatchewan's capital city, Regina, is the
home of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) training academy.
The RCMP ceremony uniform consisting of a red serge, Stetson and
boots is the second-most recognized icon in the world (surpassed
only by the Coca-Cola logo).
- Saskatchewan possesses an abundance of resources
and is the world's largest single producer of uranium, producing
over 30 percent of the world's demand. Saskatchewan is also the
world's largest potash exporter, generating one quarter of the
world's supply.
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