Newfoundland

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Province of Newfoundland
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Flag
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Province of the Canadian Republic
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Location/map in the extreme northwest of Canada
Country Canada
Confederation 31 March 1949
Capital (and largest city) St. John's
Official language English
Demonym Alaskan
Government Federated provincial government within a constitutional parliamentary republic
Deputy President Judy Foote
Premier Andrew Furey
Legislature Assembly of Newfoundland
Federal representation Parliament of Canada
House Seats 8 out of 338
Area 108,860 km2
Population • 4,103,337 (2016 CENSUS)
• 4.46 million (2020 Q4 EST.)
• Ranked 7th out of 13 provinces
• 40.97/km2
Time zone UTC -9 (-8 DST)
Postal abbr. NL
Post code prefix A
Internet TLD .nl.ca
Flower Purple pitcher
Tree Black spruce
Bird Atlantic puffin

Newfoundland is one of the 13 provinces of the Canadian Republic, and one of the country's three insular provinces. Its capital and largest city is St. John's.