Labrador

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Province of Labrador
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Flag
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Arms of Labrador
Province of the Canadian Republic
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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.