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| Capital | Winnipeg |
| Motto | None |
| Flower | Prairie crocus |
| Largest Cities | Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk |
| Population | 1,063,000 (1986c); rank: fifth; 4.2% of Canada; 72.1% urban |
| Languages | 71.3% English; 4.3% French; 18.6% other |
| Entered Confederation | July 15, 1870 |
| Government | Provincial - Lieutenant-Governor, Executive Council, Legislative Assembly
Federal - 6 senators, 14 members of the House of Commons |
| Area | 650,087 sq. km. |
| Provincial Sales Tax | 6% |
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