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'''New Brunswick''' is a [[Maritime Provinces|Maritime Province]] on [[Canada]]'s eastern seabord. | '''New Brunswick''' is a [[Maritime Provinces|Maritime Province]] on [[Canada]]'s eastern seabord. | ||
It is bordered on the west by the province of [[Quebec]] and on the east by [[Nova Scotia]]. The state of [[Maine]] lies to its south. To the north, the [[Northumberland Strait]] separates | It is bordered on the west by the province of [[Quebec]] and on the east by [[Nova Scotia]]. The state of [[Maine]] lies to its south. To the north, the [[Northumberland Strait]] separates New Brunswick from [[Prince Edward Island]], linked via the [[Confederation Bridge]]. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
[[Statistics Canada]] estimates the provincial population in 2007 to be 750,851. New Brunswick is Canada's only officially [[bilingual]] province. The majority are English-speaking | [[Statistics Canada]] estimates the provincial population in 2007 to be 750,851. New Brunswick is Canada's only officially [[bilingual]] province. The majority are English-speaking, with a large Francophone minority (35%), chiefly of [[Acadian]] origin. | ||
==Cities== | ==Cities== | ||
The provincial capital is [[Fredericton]]. | The provincial capital is [[Fredericton]]. Its largest city is [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] (not to be confused with [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]). [[Moncton]] has the largest French-speaking population of any of the province's major centres. | ||
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New Brunswick is a Maritime Province on Canada's eastern seabord.
It is bordered on the west by the province of Quebec and on the east by Nova Scotia. The state of Maine lies to its south. To the north, the Northumberland Strait separates New Brunswick from Prince Edward Island, linked via the Confederation Bridge.
Demographics
Statistics Canada estimates the provincial population in 2007 to be 750,851. New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province. The majority are English-speaking, with a large Francophone minority (35%), chiefly of Acadian origin.
Cities
The provincial capital is Fredericton. Its largest city is Saint John (not to be confused with St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador). Moncton has the largest French-speaking population of any of the province's major centres.