Newfoundland
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Jump to navigationJump to searchProvince of Newfoundland | |
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Province of the Canadian Republic | |
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.