Nova Scotia
province of Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nova Scotia (/ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/ NOH-vuh SKOH-shuh); French pronunciation: [nuvɛl‿ikos]) is a small province found on the east coast of Canada. The name "Nova Scotia" is Latin for "New Scotland". The capital and largest city is Halifax.
Nova Scotia
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| Coordinates: 45°00′00″N 62°59′58″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Confederation | 1 July 1867 (1st, with Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick) |
| Capital | Halifax |
| Largest city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Largest metro | Halifax County, Nova Scotia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Constitutional monarchy |
| • Body | Government of Nova Scotia |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Arthur LeBlanc |
| • Premier | Tim Houston (PC) |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
| House seats | 11 of 338 (3.3%) |
| Senate seats | 10 of 105 (9.5%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55,284 km2 (21,345 sq mi) |
| • Land | 52,942 km2 (20,441 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,342 km2 (904 sq mi) 4.2% |
| • Rank | Ranked 12th |
| 0.6% of Canada | |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 923,598 [3][4] |
| • Estimate (2020 Q4) | 979,115 [5] |
| • Rank | Ranked 7th |
| • Density | 17.45/km2 (45.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Nova Scotian, Bluenoser |
| Official languages | English (de facto)[6] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Total (2016) | CA$42.715 billion[7] |
| • Per capita | CA$44,931 (12th) |
| HDI | |
| • HDI (2018) | 0.895[8] — Very high (11th) |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (Atlantic) |
| Postal abbr. | NS |
| Postal code prefix | B |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-NS |
| Flower | Mayflower |
| Tree | Red spruce |
| Bird | Osprey |
| Rankings include all provinces and territories | |
People who live in Nova Scotia are called Nova Scotians. There are over 900,000 of them; over 400,000 of whom live in Halifax.
What is now Nova Scotia used to be controlled by the Mik'maq. The French settled among them at Port Royal after 1600, and called the land part of Acadia, with Port Royal as its capital. In 1710, after a war, the British captured Port Royal and went on to capture the rest of the peninsula. It was the first time that the British had captured and held a French colony.
On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
Nova Scotia's government is a democracy. Ian Rankin is the premier and John James Grant is the lieutenant governor.
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