Nova Scotia (French: Nouvelle-Écosse, Scots Gaelic: Alba Nuadh, leeterally: New Scotland) is ane o the provinces o Canadae.
The caipital ceety is Halifax. It is the seicont smawest province o Canadae, wi an area o 55,284 square kilometres.
Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse (in French) Alba Nuadh (in Scots Gaelic) | |
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Motto(s): Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Laitin: Ane defends an the ither conquers) | |
Map o Canadae wi Nova Scotia heichlichtit | |
Confederation | 1 Julie 1867 (1st, wi ON, QC, NB) |
Capital | Halifax |
Lairgest ceety | Halifax |
Lairgest metro | Halifax |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Constitutional monarchy |
• Lieutenant-Govrernor | Arthur Joseph LeBlanc |
• Premier | Tim Houston (PC) |
Legislatur | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
Federal representation | (in Canadian Pairlament) |
Hoose seats | 11 o 338 (3.3%) |
Senate seats | 10 o 105 (9.5%) |
Area | |
• Total | 55284 km2 (21,345 sq mi) |
• Laund | 52942 km2 (20,441 sq mi) |
• Water | 2342 km2 (904 sq mi) 4.2% |
Area rank | Rankit 12th |
0.6% o Canadae | |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 923,598 |
• Estimate (2017 Q1) | 952,024 |
• Rank | Rankit 7t |
• Density | 17.45/km2 (45.2/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Nova Scotian |
Offeecial leids | Inglis (de facto) |
GDP | |
• Rank | 7t |
• Tot (2011) | C$42.715 billion |
• Per capita | C$44,931 (12t) |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Postal abbr. | NS |
Postal code prefix | B |
ISO 3166 code | CA-NS |
Flouer | Mayflower |
Tree | Red spruce |
Bird | Osprey |
Website | www |
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