<sod>'''Manitoba''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-ca-Manitoba.ogg|ˌ|m|æ|n|ɨ|ˈ|t|oʊ|b|ə}}) is a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] located at the [[Centre of Canada|longitudinal centre]] of [[Canada]]. It is one of the three [[Canadian Prairies|prairie provinces]] and is the [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by population|fifth-most populous]] province in Canada, with a population of 1,208,268 as of 2011.<ref name="statcan.gc.ca">http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo62h-eng.htm</ref> Manitoba covers an area of {{convert|649950|km2|-2}} with a widely varied landscape; the southern and western regions are predominantly [[Canadian Prairies|prairie grassland]], the eastern and northern regions are dominated by the [[Canadian Shield]], and the far northern regions along the [[Hudson Bay]] coast are [[Tundra|arctic tundra]].<ref>http://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/invest/busfacts/overviews/geography.html</ref> Manitoba is bordered by the provinces of [[Ontario]] to the east and [[Saskatchewan]] to the west, the territory of [[Nunavut]] to the north, and the [[U.S. state|US states]] of [[North Dakota]] and [[Minnesota]] to the south.<eod>
<sod>'''Manitoba''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-ca-Manitoba.ogg|ˌ|m|æ|n|ɨ|ˈ|t|oʊ|b|ə}}) is a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] located at the [[Centre of Canada|longitudinal centre]] of [[Canada]]. It is one of the three [[Canadian Prairies|prairie provinces]] and is the [[List of Canadian provinces and territories by population|fifth-most populous]] province in Canada, with a population of 1,208,268 as of 2011.<ref name="statcan.gc.ca">http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo62h-eng.htm</ref> Manitoba covers an area of {{convert|649950|km2|-2}} with a widely varied landscape; the southern and western regions are predominantly [[Canadian Prairies|prairie grassland]], the eastern  by the [[Canadian Shield]], and the far northern regions along the [[Hudson Bay]] coast are [[Tundra|arctic tundra]].<ref>http://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/invest/busfacts/overviews/geography.html</ref> Manitoba is bordered by the provinces of [[Ontario]] to the east and [[Saskatchewan]] to the west, the territory of [[Nunavut]] to the north, and the [[U.S. state|US states]] of [[North Dakota]] and [[Minnesota]] to the south.<eod>