Manitoba at a Glance

Energy Costs | R&D Facilities | Business Environment | Quality of Life | Manitoba at a Glance

Population: 1,186,000

Area:
649,947 square kilometres
(250,946 square miles)

Size:
Canada’s sixth largest province
(larger than England, France or Germany)

Capital City:
Winnipeg – population 712,000

Gross Domestic Product:
$41.0 billion (2007)

Farm Cash Receipts:
$4.3 billion (2007)

Agricultural Exports:
$2.1 billion (2007)

Processed Foods:
$4.0 billion (2007)

Credit Ratings:
Moody’s Investors Service: Aa1 / Stable
Standard & Poor’s: AA- / Stable
Dominion Bond Rating Service: A (high) / Stable

Agricultural Commodities:
Ranked by farm cash receipts: Hogs, cattle, canola, wheat, dairy products, potatoes, poultry, oats, eggs, barley, and flaxseed.

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