Over 80% of Alberta's population lives in urban areas. Calgary and Edmonton, the capital, are Alberta's two largest cities and two of the 10 most populated cities in Canada.

Outdoor activities are possible in Alberta year-round, including hiking, climbing, biking, boating, fishing, swimming, camping, golfing, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and skating.

Alberta has a dynamic arts and cultural scene brimming with museums, galleries, libraries, concert, dance and theatrical performances; markets, festivals, fairs, rodeos, and heritage celebrations.

There also are a number of provincial and national parks as well as historical sites and interpretive centres in Alberta–great places for people of all ages to visit.

Agriculture, construction, education, energy, finance, forestry, health care, manufacturing, mining, real estate, tourism, and science and technology comprise the Alberta economy.

Alberta is blessed with natural resources and, historically, the economy has been export-oriented.

Alberta's top industries are energy, agriculture and tourism.

Alberta, named after Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, is Canada's fourth largest and fourth most populated province.

Alberta is Canada's sunniest province and has warm summers and cold winters, which are often interrupted by chinooks, warm winds from the mountains that quickly raise temperatures above freezing.

Alberta is blessed with natural beauty: a varied landscape featuring foothills, glaciers, and the majestic Rocky Mountains to the west; boreal forests in the north; central parkland; vast prairies in the south, and desert badlands to the southeast. Alberta has an abundance of wetlands, including hundreds of lakes and rivers, as well as nature and wildlife.