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| Country | Canada |
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| Confederation | 1 July 1867 (1st, with Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick) |
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| Capital | Halifax |
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| Largest city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Largest metro | Halifax County, Nova Scotia |
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| • Type | Constitutional monarchy |
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| • Body | Government of Nova Scotia |
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| • Lieutenant Governor | Arthur LeBlanc |
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| • Premier | Tim Houston (PC) |
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| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
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| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
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| House seats | 11 of 338 (3.3%) |
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| Senate seats | 10 of 105 (9.5%) |
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| • Total | 55,284 km2 (21,345 sq mi) |
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| • Land | 52,942 km2 (20,441 sq mi) |
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| • Water | 2,342 km2 (904 sq mi) 4.2% |
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| • Rank | Ranked 12th |
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| | 0.6% of Canada |
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| • Total | 923,598 |
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| • Estimate (2020 Q4) | 979,115 |
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| • Rank | Ranked 7th |
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| • Density | 17.45/km2 (45.2/sq mi) |
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| • Rank | 7th |
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| • Total (2016) | CA$42.715 billion |
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| • Per capita | CA$44,931 (12th) |
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| • HDI (2018) | 0.895 — Very high (11th) |
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| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (Atlantic) |
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| Postal abbr. | NS |
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| ISO 3166 code | CA-NS |
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| Flower | Mayflower |
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| Tree | Red spruce |
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| Bird | Osprey |
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Nova Scotia ( noh-VUH-_-SKOH-shuh); French pronunciation: [nuɛl‿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.
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.
