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Manitoba: a province of Canada since 1870. Manitoba
means "where the spirit lives" in the languages of the province's Aboriginal people.
Political Leader: Premier (Greg Selinger)
Area: 649,947 square km/250,946 square miles (larger than Japan and twice the size of the U.K.) Manitoba extends from the 49th to the 60th parallel (the equivalent of Paris, France to Oslo, Norway). 1400 km north to south, 900 km at the widest point and 500 km at the narrowest.
Land Surface: 548,356 square km/211,721 square miles.
Water Surface: 101,592 square km/39,225 square miles.
Coastline: 645 km/400 miles.
Total Population: 1,208,000
Capital City: Winnipeg (population 720,000)
Value of CDN $ against major currencies: (April 2009)
US$ = $1.22 CDN Mex Peso = $0.09 CDN Euro = $1.62 CDN
Sources: Environment Canada, Manitoba Bureau of Statistics, Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport, Statistics Canada.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
1100-259 Portage Avenue,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 3P4
Tel: 204-945-2466 Fax: 204-957-1793
E-mail: mbtrade@gov.mb.ca
www.manitoba-canada.com
Manitoba Trade and Investment Corporation is an agency of Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade
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