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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia
Flag of Nova Scotia
Flag
Coat of arms of Nova Scotia
Coat of arms
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit
(Latin: One defends and the other conquers)
NS
Canadian Provinces and Territories
Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st, with ON, QC, NB)
Capital Halifax
Largest metro Halifax
Government
 • Type Constitutional monarchy
 • Lieutenant Governor John James Grant
 • Premier Stephen McNeil (Liberal)
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Federal representation (in Canadian Parliament)
House seats 11 of 338 (3.3%)
Senate seats 10 of 105 (9.5%)
Area
 • Total 55,283 km2 (21,345 sq mi)
 • Land 53,338 km2 (20,594 sq mi)
 • Water 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi)  3.5%
Area rank Ranked 12th
  0.6% of Canada
Population (2011)
 • Total 921,727
 • Estimate (2016 Q2) 947,284
 • Rank Ranked 7th
 • Density 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Nova Scotian
Official languages English (de facto)
GDP
 • Rank 7th
 • Total (2011) C$39.145 billion
 • Per capita C$41,516 (12th)
Time zone Atlantic: UTC-4
Postal abbr. NS
Postal code prefix B
ISO 3166 code CA-NS
Flower
Trailing arbutus 2006.jpg
  Mayflower
Tree
Picea rubens cone.jpg
  Red spruce
Bird
OspreyNASA.jpg
  Osprey
Website novascotia.ca
Rankings include all provinces and territories

Nova Scotia (/ˌnvə ˈskʃə/; Latin for "New Scotland"; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces which form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-smallest province, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2011, the population was 921,727, making Nova Scotia the second most-densely populated province in Canada with almost 20 inhabitants per square kilometre (52/sq mi).

"Nova Scotia" means "New Scotland" in Latin (although "Scotia" was originally a Roman name for Ireland) and is the recognized English language name for the province. In Scottish Gaelic, the province is called "Alba Nuadh", which also simply means "New Scotland". The province was first named in the 1621 Royal Charter granting the right to settle lands including modern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula to Sir William Alexander in 1632.


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