Newfoundland and Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador (French: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is a province on the East Coast of Canada, and is the farthest east of all Canadian provinces and territories. The capital of Newfoundland and Labrador is St. John's. In 2016, 519,716 people lived in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (French)
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 53°13′48″N 59°59′57″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | 31 March 1949 (12th) |
| Capital | St. John's |
| Largest city | St. John's |
| Largest metro | St. John's metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Type | Constitutional monarchy |
| • Body | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Judy Foote |
| • Premier | Andrew Furey (Liberal) |
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 7 of 338 (2.1%) |
| Senate seats | 6 of 105 (5.7%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 405,720 km2 (156,650 sq mi) |
| • Land | 373,872 km2 (144,353 sq mi) |
| • Water | 31,340 km2 (12,100 sq mi) 7.7% |
| • Rank | Ranked 10th |
| 4.1% of Canada | |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 519,716 [1] |
| • Estimate (2020 Q4) | 520,998 [2] |
| • Rank | Ranked 9th |
| • Density | 1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Newfoundlander Labradorian (see notes)[3] |
| Official languages | English (de facto)[4] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Total (2011) | C$33.624 billion[5] |
| • Per capita | C$65,556 (5th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2018) | 0.885[6] — Very high (13th) |
| Time zone | |
| Newfoundland | UTC-03:30 |
| Labrador (Black Tickle and North) | UTC-04:00 |
| Postal abbr. | NL (formerly NF) |
| Postal code prefix | A |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-NL |
| Flower | Pitcher plant |
| Tree | Black spruce |
| Bird | Atlantic puffin |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
Newfoundland is an island, while Labrador is within the mainland of Canada and on a border with Quebec.
History
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador was originally called Newfoundland and joined Canada in 1949, becoming the newest province of Canada, after being a colony of the United Kingdom. Until an agreement was reached in 1927, Quebec also claimed Labrador.
In 2001, the name of Newfoundland changed to its new official name, Newfoundland and Labrador, while the postal code abbreviation changed from NF to NL. The island of Newfoundland, and part of Labrador, are in a time zone that is a half hour off from any other part of North America.
References
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