Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador ; is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. This easternmost Canadian province comprises two main parts: the island of Newfoundland off the country's eastern coast, and Labrador on the mainland to the northwest of the island.
As of July 2010, the province's population is estimated to be 509,739. Approximately 94% of the province's population resides on the Island of Newfoundland (including its associated smaller islands), of which roughly half live on the southern Avalon Peninsula. The Island of Newfoundland has its own dialects of the English, French, and Irish languages. The English dialect in Labrador shares much with that of Newfoundland. Labrador also has its own dialects of Innu-aimun and Inuktitut.

 

Capital : St-John’s
Largest metro : Saint John’s
Population : 508 270
Abbreviation : NL
Main Cities : St-John’s, Cornerbrook, Gander, Stephenville, Bonavista, Mount Pearl, Port-aux-Basques, Labrador City, Goose Bay