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Prince Edward ___MASK22___ ( PEI or P . E . I .) is a ___MASK8___ consisting of the island of the same name , as well as several much smaller islands . ___MASK72___ ( Latin for " New ___MASK79___ "; French : " ___MASK91___ - Écosse ") is one of Canada ' s three Maritime provinces , and one of the four provinces which form Atlantic Canada . Its provincial capital is Halifax . ___MASK72___ is Canada ' s second - smallest province , with an area of , including Cape Breton and another 3 , 800 coastal islands . As of 2011 , the population was 921 , 727 , making ___MASK72___ the second most - densely populated province in Canada with almost . ___MASK18___ ( French : ) is a country in the northern half of ___MASK69___ America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK18___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK18___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is ___MASK83___ ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . The ___MASK86___ - ___MASK18___ Highway ( French : " Route Transcanadienne ") is a transcontinental federal - provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of ___MASK18___ between its ___MASK13___ and ___MASK44___ coasts to the west and east respectively . It is , along with the ___MASK86___ - Siberian Highway and Australia ' s Highway 1 , one of the world ' s longest national highways , with the main route spanning . The system was approved by the ___MASK86___ - ___MASK18___ Highway Act of 1949 , with construction commencing in 1950 . The highway officially opened in 1962 , and was completed in 1971 . Upon its original completion , the ___MASK86___ - ___MASK18___ Highway was the most lengthy uninterrupted highway in the world . The highway system is recognizable by its distinctive white - on - green maple leaf route markers . ___MASK36___ ( from Inuktitut :  ) is the newest , largest , northernmost , and least populous territory of ___MASK18___ . It was separated officially from the ___MASK88___ Territories on April 1 , 1999 , via the ___MASK36___ Act and the ___MASK36___ Land Claims Agreement Act , though the boundaries had been contemplatively drawn in 1993 . The creation of ___MASK36___ resulted in the first ___MASK85___ ___MASK71___ to ___MASK18___ ' s political map since the incorporation of the province of ___MASK50___ in 1949 . ___MASK69___ Dakota ( locally ) is the 39th state of the United States , having been admitted to the union on November 2 , 1889 . A highway is any public road or other public way on land . It is used for ___MASK85___ roads , but also includes other public roads and public tracks : It is " not " an equivalent term to controlled - access highway , or a translation for " autobahn ", " autoroute ", etc . ___MASK53___ , one of the 13 provinces and territories of ___MASK18___ , is located in east - central ___MASK18___ . It is ___MASK18___ ' s most populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK53___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories of the ___MASK88___ Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital city , Ottawa , and the nation ' s most populous city , ___MASK83___ . The Rural Municipality of Sifton is a rural municipality in the ___MASK40___ portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba . It is slated to amalgamate with the Town of Oak Lake on January 1 , 2015 . The amalgamation is occurring as a requirement of " The Municipal Amalgamations Act ", which requires that municipalities with a population less than 1 , 000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015 . The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1 , 000 to incorporate a municipality . The ___MASK13___ is the largest of the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by ___MASK48___ and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east . A rural municipality , often abbreviated RM , is a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of ___MASK74___ and Saskatchewan , and soon to be Prince Edward Island , or a group of municipal status types in the provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia . ___MASK98___ ( or ) is a prairie and boreal province in ___MASK52___ - central ___MASK18___ , the only province without natural borders . It has an area of , nearly 10 percent of which is fresh water , composed mostly of ___MASK90___ , reservoirs , and the province ' s 100 , 000 lakes . ___MASK74___ is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada . It is one of the three prairie provinces ( with Alberta and Saskatchewan ) and Canada ' s fifth - most populous province with its estimated 1 . 3 million people . ___MASK74___ covers with a widely varied landscape . The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west , the territories of Nunavut to the north , and Northwest Territories to the northwest , and the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south . The ___MASK88___ Territories ( also known as NWT ; French : " ___MASK19___ Territoires du Nord - Ouest ", " TNO "; Athabaskan languages : " Denendeh "; Inuinnaqtun : " Nunatsiaq "; Inuktitut :  ) is a territory of Canada . At a land area of approximately and a 2011 population of 41 , 462 , it is the second largest and most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada . Its estimated population as of 2016 is 44 , 291 . Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967 , following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission . The maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree , and is the ___MASK96___ widely recognized national symbol of ___MASK18___ . The ___MASK44___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". ___MASK99___ ( locally ) is a state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States . ___MASK99___ was admitted ___MASK78___ the 32nd U . S . state on May 11 , 1858 , created from the eastern half of the ___MASK99___ Territory . The state has a large number of ___MASK25___ , and is known by the slogan " Land of 10 , 000 ___MASK25___ ". Its official motto is " L ' Étoile du Nord " ( French : " Star of the North "). ___MASK99___ is the 12th largest in area and the 21st most populous of the U . S . states ; nearly 60 percent of its residents live in the ___MASK56___  Saint Paul metropolitan area ( known ___MASK78___ the " Twin Cities "), the center of transportation , business , industry , education , and government and home to an internationally known arts community . The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture ; deciduous forests in the southeast , now partially cleared , farmed and settled ; and the less populated North Woods , used for mining , forestry , and recreation . ___MASK99___ is known for its progressive political orientation and its high rate of civic participation and voter turnout . Until European settlement , ___MASK99___ was inhabited by the Dakota and Ojibwe / Anishinaabe . During the 19th and early 20th centuries , the large majority of the European settlers emigrated from Scandinavia and Germany , and the state remains a center of Scandinavian American and German American culture . In recent decades , immigration from Asia , the ___MASK80___ of Africa , and Latin America has broadened its historic demographic and cultural composition . ___MASK99___ ' s standard of living index is among the highest in the United States , and the state is also among the best - educated and wealthiest in the nation . The ___MASK86___ - Siberian Highway is the unofficial name for a network of federal highways that span the width of ___MASK5___ from the Baltic Sea of the ___MASK44___ to the Sea of Japan of the Pacific Ocean . In the Asian Highway Network , the route is known as AH6 . It stretches over from St . Petersburg to Vladivostok . The road disputes the title of the longest national highway in the world with the Australia ' s Highway 1 . Oak Lake , ___MASK74___ is a former town in the south - western `` Westman region '' of ___MASK74___ , Canada that is located within the Rural Municipality of Sifton . It is located 52 km ( 32 mi ) west of Brandon along the Trans - Canada Highway . The lake after which it was named is in the rural municipality ' s western area . During the late 19th century , the area around Oak Lake was a popular stopping point for fur traders and settlers due to the large number of big oak trees ( revered for their strength ) located around the lake that could be used to repair their wagons . In the fall of 1881 , work crews on the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway had reached Flat Creek to the east of the current townsite . In the spring they moved the camp west and built a siding and station ( now long gone ) where the community ' s flags and flower garden are now located . ___MASK34___ is a western ___MASK8___ . With an estimated population of 4 , 196 , 457 as of July 1 , 2015 , it is Canada ' s fourth - most populous province and the most populous of Canada ' s three prairie provinces . Its area is about . ___MASK34___ and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1 , 1905 . The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015 .