- Outline of Saskatchewan
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See also: Index of Saskatchewan-related articles
The Province of Saskatchewan is the central prairie province in Canada, and has an area of 588,276 square kilometres (227,100 sq mi). Saskatchewan is bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.
Saskatchewan was first explored by Europeans in 1690 and settled in 1774; prior to that, it was populated by several indigenous tribes. It became a province in 1905. Saskatchewan's current premier is Brad Wall and its lieutenant-governor is Gordon Barnhart. Its major industries are agriculture, mining, and energy.
The province's name is derived from the Saskatchewan River. Earlier, the river was designated kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ("swift flowing river") in the Cree language.[1]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saskatchewan:
Contents
General reference
- Pronunciation: (pronounced /səˈskætʃɨwɑːn/ ( listen))
- Common English name(s): Saskatchewan or "SK" or "Sask"
- Official English name: Saskatchewan
- Common endonym(s): "Land of Living Skies"
- Official endonym(s): Province of Saskatchewan
- Adjectival(s): Saskatchewan
- Demonym(s): Saskatchewan
- Etymology: The province's name is derived from the Saskatchewan River. Earlier, the river was designated kisiskāciwani-sīpiy ("swift flowing river") in the Cree language.[1]
Geography of Saskatchewan
- Main article: Geography of Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan is: a province of Canada
- Canada is: a country
- Location:
- Population of Saskatchewan: 1,003,299 (est.)[2]
- Area of Saskatchewan: 651,900 square kilometres (251,700.0 sq mi)
- Statistics of Saskatchewan
- Symbols of Saskatchewan
- Atlas of Saskatchewan
- Territorial evolution of Canada
- Time zones (Time in Saskatchewan): Central Time Zone: CST (UTC-06) or CDT (UTC-05)
Environment of Saskatchewan
- Climate of Saskatchewan
- Geology of Saskatchewan
- Wildlife of Saskatchewan
- Flora of Saskatchewan
- Fauna of Saskatchewan
- Mammals of Saskatchewan
Natural geographic features of Saskatchewan
- Lakes of Saskatchewan
- Rivers of Saskatchewan
- World Heritage Sites in Saskatchewan
Regions of Saskatchewan
Administrative divisions of Saskatchewan
- Census divisions of Saskatchewan
- SARM divisions
- School districts in Saskatchewan
Municipalities of Saskatchewan
Main article: List of communities in Saskatchewan- Rural municipalities
- Cities of Saskatchewan
- Towns in Saskatchewan
- Villages in Saskatchewan
- Hamlets in Saskathewan
- Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
- Indian Reserves in Saskatchewan
Demography of Saskatchewan
- Main article: Demographics of Saskatchewan
Government and politics of Saskatchewan
- Main article: Government of Saskatchewan and Politics of Saskatchewan
- Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Saskatchewan: Regina
- Elections in Saskatchewan
- First Nations in Saskatchewan
- Political parties in Saskatchewan
- Political scandals of Saskatchewan
- List of Leaders of the Opposition in Saskatchewan
Representation in the government of Canada
See also: Senate of Canadamembers of the Upper House are called Senators
Members of the lower house are referred to as Members of Parliament MP
- Canadian federal electoral districts in Saskatchewan
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
Branches of the government of Saskatchewan
Main article: Government of SaskatchewanExecutive branch
- Head of state: Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan - List of Saskatchewan lieutenant-governors, (Monarchy in Saskatchewan)
Legislative branch
- Parliament: Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (unicameral)
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Judicial branch
Interprovincial relations
Interprovincial organization membership
Saskatchewan is a member of:
- Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)
Law and order in Saskatchewan
- Main article: Law of Saskatchewan
- Capital punishment in Saskatchewan: none.
- Saskatchewan, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
- Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
- Criminal Code of Canada
- Human rights in Saskatchewan
- LGBT rights in Saskatchewan
- Law enforcement in Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Provincial Police (defunct)
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- The Saskatchewan Act
History of Saskatchewan
- Main article: History of Saskatchewan
By period
- Rupert's Land 1670 to 1870
- Territorial evolution of Canada 1870-1905
- District of Assiniboia 1882-1905
- District of Saskatchewan 1882-1905
- District of Athabasca 1882-1905
- North-West Rebellion 1885
By region
By subject
Culture of Saskatchewan
- Main article: Culture of Saskatchewan
- Cuisine of Saskatchewan
- Provincial symbols of Saskatchewan
- World Heritage Sites in Saskatchewan
The Arts in Saskatchewan
Sports in Saskatchewan
- Main article: Sport in Saskatchewan
- Cricket in Saskatchewan
- Curling in Saskatchewan
- Hockey in Saskatchewan
- Football in Saskatchewan
- Rugby in Saskatchewan
- Skiing in Saskatchewan
- Soccer in Saskatchewan
Economy and infrastructure of Saskatchewan
- Main article: Economy of Saskatchewan
- Agriculture in Saskatchewan
- Currency of Saskatchewan:
- Tourism in Saskatchewan
- Transportation in Saskatchewan
Education in Saskatchewan
Main article: Education in Saskatchewan- List of Saskatchewan school divisions
- Higher education in Saskatchewan
- Colleges in Saskatchewan
- Universities in Saskatchewan
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Saskatchewan academics
- Alumni-related
- List of University of Saskatchewan alumni
- University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association
- University of Saskatchewan Students' Union
Infrastructure of Saskatchewan
- Health care in Saskatchewan
- Transportation in Saskatchewan
See also
- List of basic geography topics
- Index of Saskatchewan-related articles (alphabetical index)
- List of international rankings
References
- ^ a b Government of Canada
- ^ "Canada's population estimates 2007-12-19". Statistics Canada. http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/071219/d071219b.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Saskatchewan
- Government of Saskatchewan
- Outline of Saskatchewan at the Open Directory Project
- CBC Digital Archives - Saskatchewan @ 100
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Saskatchewan!
- SaskTourism
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