Newfoundland an Labrador
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Motto: Quaerite prime regnum Dei
Inglis: Seek ye first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33) |
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| Caipital |
St. John's |
| Lairgest ceety |
St. John's |
| Lairgest metro |
St. John's CMA |
| Offeecial leids |
Inglis (de facto) |
| Demonym |
Newfoundlander, Labradorian (see notes),[1] |
| Govrenment |
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| Type |
Constitutional monarchy |
| Lieutenant-Govrenor |
John Crosbie |
| Premier |
Kathy Dunderdale (PC) |
| Legislatur |
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| Federal representation |
In Canadian pairlament |
| Hoose seats |
7 o 308 (2.3%) |
| Senate seats |
6 o 105 (5.7%) |
| Confederation |
31 Mairch 1949 (12t) |
| Aurie |
Ranked 10t |
| Total |
405,212 km2 (156,453 sq mi) |
| Laund |
373,872 km2 (144,353 sq mi) |
| Watter (%) |
31,340 km2 (12,100 sq mi) (7.7%) |
| Proportion o Canadae |
4.1% o 9,984,670 km2 |
| Population |
Ranked 9t |
| Total (2011) |
514,536 (2011)[2] |
| Densitie (2011) |
1.38 /km2 (3.6 /sq mi) |
| GDP |
Ranked 9t |
| Total (2008) |
C$31,277 million[3] |
| Per caipita |
C$61,670[4] (4t) |
| Abbreviations |
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| Postal |
NL (formerly NF) |
| ISO 3166-2 |
CA-NL |
| Time zone |
UTC−3.5 for Newfoundland
UTC−4 for Labrador (Black Tickle an North) |
| Postal code prefix |
A |
| Flouer |
Pitcher plant |
| Tree |
Black Spruce |
| Bird |
Atlantic Puffin |
| Wabsteid |
www.gov.nl.ca |
| Rankins include aw provinces an territories |
Newfoundland an Labrador /ˈnjuːfʊnlænd ænd ˈlæbrədɔr/,[5] local pronunciation[6] /nuːfənˈlæn/ is the eastmaist province o Canadae. Situatit in the kintra's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island o Newfoundland an mainland Labrador (locatit Northwast o the island) wi a combined aurie o 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). As o 2011, the province's population is 514,536.[2] Approximately 94 percent o the province's population resides on the Island of Newfoundland (includin its associatit smawer islands), o which ower hauf live on the Avalon Peninsulae. The province is Canadae's most linguistically homogenous, an 97.6% o residents reportit Inglis as their mither tongue in the 2006 census[7], housomeivver this is the unique local dialect, Newfoundland Inglis. Historically, Newfoundland wis hame tae unique varieties o French, an Erse an aw, as well as the Beothuk leid, aw nou extinct. In Labrador, local dialects o Innu-aimun an Inuktitut are spoken an aw.
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