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COUNTRY INFORMATION - ALBERTA, CANADA

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Location Of Alberta
Alberta is the most westerly of the "prairie and plains" provinces, bordered to the west by British Columbia and the Rockies, to the south-east by the badlands and prairie, while in the north, along the border with the Northwest Territories, there is a wilderness of forests, lakes and rivers.

Airports
Edmonton airport is 17 miles from the city. A bus service to the city operates every 20 minutes and the travel time is 40 minutes.

Calgary airport is 12.5 miles from the city. A bus service to the city operates every 30 minutes and the travel time is around 20 minutes.

Both Edmonton and Calgary also receive domestic services, and both have duty-free shops, banks, restaurants and car parking.

Language
Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), English is more commonly spoken in Alberta.

Places To Go
In Edmonton there is the West Edmonton Mall, which is the largest shopping mall in the world, with theatres, restaurants, nightclubs, amusement areas (including a miniature golf course, ice rink, swimming pool, water park and amusement park), aviaries, aquaria and museums. Edmonton also boasts Fantasyland, the world’s largest indoors amusement park, and Canada’s largest planetarium, the Space & Science Centre, that also has an IMAX experience and Challenger centre. There are several theatres and art galleries.

CIA World Factbook - Canada

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