Newfoundland and Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Motto: "Quaerite prime regnum Dei" (Latin) "Seek ye first the kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Postal abbr. | NL (formerly NF) | ||
| Postal code prefix | A | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CA-NL | ||
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Newfoundland and Labrador (/njuːfənˈlænd 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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