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MAP 2 43 Spruce Grove St. Albert 7 6 Wabamun Stony Plain 2 Sherwood Edmonton Park 15 2 45 Mundare Leduc 4 Vegreville 3 Innisfree Ranfurly Devon Acheson 39 Lamont Fort Saskatchewan 14 Vermilion 8 Kitscoty Mannville 36 2 Lloydminster 41 Fast Facts Provincial Motto: Fortis et Liber “Strong and free” Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Provincial Flower: Wild Rose Provincial Mammal: Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep Provincial Tree: Lodgepole Pine Area: 661,848 km2 (255,541 sq mi) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001) Population: 4,121,700 (Statistics Canada, 2014 Census) Capital City: Edmonton Largest City: Calgary Date Alberta Entered Confederation: September 1, 1905 Distracted driving in Alberta is illegal, and includes texting, feeding babies, reading, watching movies, and grooming your beard or hair. goyellowhead.com 45