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Saskatchewan is located in western Canada. It is bordered by Manitoba to the east, Alberta to the west, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the American states of Montana and North Dakota to the south. Saskatchewan covers 651,900 square kilometres. About half the province is covered by forest, one third is farmland, and
one eighth is fresh water, mostly in northern Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan’s ecoregions include boreal forest in the north, aspen forest in the central part of the province, and grasslands in the south. The Cypress Hills in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan rise hundreds of metres above the surrounding grasslands and represent a totally distinct ecoregion.
Saskatchewan’s varying terrain means that it includes several different ecosystems and is home to many different plants and animals.
Saskatchewan is Canada’s sunniest province, averaging from 2,000 to 2,500 hours of sunshine annually. The city of Estevan in the southeast leads the country with an average 2,540 sunshine-filled hours each year.

Saskatchewan’s Emblems of Nature –

Provincial Bird – Sharp-tailed grouse
Provincial Animal – White-tailed deer
Provincial Tree – White birch
Provincial Flower – Western red lily
Provincial Grass – Needle and thread grass
Provincial Mineral – Potash