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West Virginia vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 10.3 times larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 10.5 times larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 3.3 times (231%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 2.0 times (97%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 7,430 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 259 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 2.9 times (185%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- West Virginia's population density is 3.6 times (261%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 28.1 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- West Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.3 times (334%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 42 years.
West Virginia vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 3.2 times (225%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than West Virginia's.
Official Websites
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