Newfoundland and Labrador
Capital City: St. John's (185,288 pop.) (2006 CMA) (CMA population includes city and metro suburb areas) Newfoundland & Labrador Population: 514,536 (2011 est. ) Newfoundland & Labrador Population: (per sq. mile ) Province Populations: (all provinces / territories ) Currency: Canadian Dollar (conversion rates) Fifty Canadian Dollars Ethnicity: English, (40%), Irish (20%), Scottish (6%), French (5.5%), First Nations (3.4), others GDP total: $31,277 million(Canadian dollars) (5th) GDP per capita: $61,670 (Canadian dollars) (4th) Land Sizes Language: English Largest Cities: (by population ) Conception Bay South, Paradise, Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Torbay, Labrador City Name: St. John's, Mount Pearl, Conception Bay, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor, Paradise, Gander Bay, Goose Bay, Labrador City Province Date: March 31, 1949 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 (37%), Anglican Church of Canada (26%), United Church of Canada (17%), others St. John's Facts Symbols