Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta, located
roughly 80 kilometres from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. As of the 2009 civic
census, Calgary's population was 1,065,455 and the CMA (Census Metropolitan
Area) had a population of 1,185,466. Calgary is also near the US Border
(Montana), approximately 3 hours drive (250 km). It is Canada’s fourth largest
city, after Toronto, Montréal, and Vancouver. It's economy is mainly rooted in
the petroleum industry and agriculture although tourism, and technology are also
on the rise.