The name "Saskatchewan" comes from the indigenous work "kisiskatchewan" - meaning the river that flows swiftly.
The capital city is Regina (pronounced with a long "i" I found out). The largest city is Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan covers 651,900 sq. km - one half of the province is covered by forest, one third is farmland and one eighth is freshwater. So far all I've seen is the farmland!
Saskatchewan is located in the heart of North American, neighboring the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta. To the south, it borders Montana and North Dakota. To the north is the Northwest Territories.
The Cypress Hills reach 1,392 m above sea level, the province's highest elevation point.
Saskatchewan's principal export industries are mining, oil and gas, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.
Saskatchewan is home to Canada's only training academy for Royal Canadian Mounted Policy recruits, in Regina.
The T.rex skeleton, excavated near Eastern in 1994-95, is one of only 12 such discoveries in the world.
The Athabasca Sand Dunes are the most northerly major sand dunes in the world, and among the largest in North America.
Canada is the world's largest exporter of lentils, dry peas, mustard, flaxseed and canola.
Saskatchewan is the world's chief source of uranium and potash and has one of the world's largest kimberlite fields.
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