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Capital City: Halifax (372,858 pop.) (2006 CMA)
(CMA population includes city and metro suburb areas)
Nova Scotia Population: 939,531 (2008 proj.)
Nova Scotia Population: (per square mile)
Province Populations: (all provinces / territories)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (conversion rates)

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Ethnicity: Scottish (19.5%), English, (18%), Irish (14%), French (12%), German (10%), others
GDP total: $31.9 billion (Canadian dollars) (7th)
GDP per capita: $34,210 (Canadian dollars) (11th)
Land Sizes
Language: English
Largest Cities: (by population) Halifax, Cape Breton (Sydney), Truro, New Glasgow, Kentville
Name: The province of Nova Scotia is named after Scotland (New Scotland), and people of Scottish descent are the largest ethnic group in the province.
Province Date: July 1, 1867
Dominion dates (all provinces and teritories)

Note: The Canadian Confederation, or the birth of Canada as a recognized nation, took place on July 1, 1867, and originally included the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec.
Religion: Catholic (38%), United Church of Canada (16%), Anglican Church of Canada (13%), others
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