Newfoundland and Labrador
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The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is one of the ten provinces of Canada. A British colony from the time of Elizabeth the First, Newfoundland joined confederation in 1948. Since 2001 the official name of the province has incorporated the names of the island of Newfoundland and its mainland territory of Labrador. Most Canadians still refer to the province in everyday conversation as Newfoundland. According to the 2006 Canadian Census, The province has a population of 505,469.[1] Newfoundland and Labrador covers 405,720 square kilometres in total.
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- ↑ http://www.stats.gov.nl.ca/Statistics/Census2006/PDF/POP_Can-Provs-Terrs_2006.pdf 2006 Census Information retrieved from the Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency website]