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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (French)
  • Akamassiss (Innu)
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flag
Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador
Coat of arms
Motto: "Quaerite prime regnum Dei" (Latin)
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33)
NL
Canadian Provinces and Territories
Confederation March 31, 1949 (12th)
Capital St. John's
Largest city St. John's
Largest metro St. John's metropolitan area
Government
 • Type Constitutional monarchy
 • Lieutenant Governor Frank Fagan
 • Premier Dwight Ball (Liberal)
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Federal representation (in Canadian Parliament)
House seats 7 of 338 (2.1%)
Senate seats 6 of 105 (5.7%)
Area
 • Total 405,212 km2 (156,453 sq mi)
 • Land 373,872 km2 (144,353 sq mi)
 • Water 31,340 km2 (12,100 sq mi)  7.7%
Area rank Ranked 10th
  4.1% of Canada
Population (2011)
 • Total 514,536
 • Estimate (2016 Q1) 528,336
 • Rank Ranked 9th
 • Density 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Newfoundlander
Labradorian (Labradurian)
(see notes)
Official languages English (de facto)
GDP
 • Rank 8th
 • Total (2011) C$33.624 billion
 • Per capita C$65,556 (5th)
Time zone UTC−3.5 for Newfoundland
UTC−4 for Labrador (Black Tickle and North)
Postal abbr. NL (formerly NF)
Postal code prefix A
ISO 3166 code CA-NL
Flower
Purplepitcherplant.jpg
  Pitcher plant
Tree
Picea mariana (1).jpg
  Black spruce
Bird
Puffin (2).jpg
  Atlantic puffin
Website www.gov.nl.ca
Rankings include all provinces and territories

Newfoundland and Labrador (/njfənˈlænd ən ˈlæbrədɔːr/, French: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Innu: Akamassiss), is the most easterly province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it comprises the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2013, the province's population was estimated at 526,702. About 92% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland (and its neighbouring smaller islands), of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula. The province is Canada's most linguistically homogeneous, with 97.6% of residents reporting English (Newfoundland English) as their mother tongue in the 2006 census. Historically, Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of French and Irish, as well as the extinct Beothuk language. In Labrador, local dialects of Innu-aimun and Inuktitut are also spoken.


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