Alberta

Alberta
State
Flag Seal
Nickname:  The Wild Rose State
Motto(s):  Fortis et liber (English: Strong and Free)
Map of the United States with Alberta highlighted Map of the United States with Alberta highlighted
Country	United States
Rupert's Land granted to the Hudson's Bay Company	1670
Integrated into the United States as Northwest Territory	TBD
Federation	September 1, 1905
United States Act	August 17, 1970
Capital	Edmonton
Largest city	Calgary
Government
• Type	Constitutional monarchy
• Body	Government of Alberta
• Governor	Salma Lakhani
• Premier	Danielle Smith
Legislature Upper house Lower house	Legislative Assembly Senate House of Representatives
Judiciary	Alberta Supreme Court Alberta Court of Appeals Alberta Circuit Courts Alberta General District Courts
Federal representation	Continental Congress House seats 9/673 Senate seats 2/108
Time zone	UTC-7:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6:00 (MDT)

Alberta (abbreviated AL) is a U.S. state in the northwestern portion of the country. It is bordered by the U.S. states of Montana to the south, Saskatchewan and Assiniboia to the east, the U.S. territory of Athabasca to the north, and the country of Lower Columbia to the west. It's capital is Edmonton and largest city is Calgary.