Labrador
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Flag |
Arms of Labrador |
Province of the Canadian Republic | |
Country | Canada |
Confederation | 19 April 1949 |
Capital | Labrador City |
Largest city | Cartwright |
Official language | English |
Demonym | Labradoran |
Government | Federated provincial government within a constitutional parliamentary republic |
Deputy President | Maria da Silva |
Premier | Marlene Atkins |
Legislature | Assembly of Labrador |
Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
House Seats | 5 out of 338 |
Area | 294,330 km2 |
Population | • 2,559,933 (2016 CENSUS) • 2.88 million (2020 Q4 EST.) • Ranked 9th out of 13 provinces • 9.79/km2 |
Time zone | UTC -4 (-3 DST) |
Postal abbr. | LB |
Post code prefix | A |
Internet TLD | .lb.ca |
Flower | Grey alder |
Tree | Balsam poplar |
Bird | New World warbler |
Labrador is one of the 13 provinces of the Canadian Republic and an Atlantic province, located on the eastern half of the namesake Labrador Peninsula. It is the third-least populous of the Canadian provinces, with an estimated population of 2.88 million in December 2020. Its capital and second-largest city is Labrador City, and its largest city is Cartwright.