Utah - Alberta Relations
UTAH - ALBERTA RELATIONS PROFILE RELATIONSHIP OVERVIEW Alberta’s annual exports to Utah have averaged Capital: Salt Lake City • $362 million over the last five years, making it th Alberta’s 24 largest export market. Population: 2.3 million (2002 estimate) • Mormon migrants from Utah settled much of Language: English southern Alberta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Government: Bicameral • Utah is connected to Alberta by the I-15 highway, Head of Government: Governor Olene Walker (R) providing a link up to the CANAMEX intermodal Term expires November 2004 transportation corridor. • Based on Calgary’s experience in hosting the Currency: US Dollar 1988 Winter Olympics, the Calgary Olympic CDN$1 = 0.74 US (April 2004) Development Association provided the Salt Lake City organizing committee with a significant GSP: US$70.4 billion (2001) amount of information and assistance during the planning stages for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Per Capita Income: US$24,157 (2001) Salt Lake City. Key Industry Sectors: DID YOU KNOW? Machinery, aerospace, mining, food processing, electric equipment, tourism, and agriculture. • The name "Utah" comes from the Native American "Ute" tribe and means people of the mountains. Unemployment: 5.0% (March 2004) The first party of Mormon pioneers arrived in the • Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Main Cities: - Salt Lake City: 181,266 (metro approx. • In 1848, Utah was ceded to the US following the 1 million, including within a 30 mile radius war with Mexico and in 1896 it became the 45th o Provo: 105,170 state. o West Valley City: 111,254 o Sandy: 89,244 • Utah is emerging as a high tech centre, with more o Ogden: 78,641) software enterprises than California's Silicon - St.
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