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Information Summary for Newfoundland
 
 
Capital St. John's
Motto Seek ye first the Kingdom of God (Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei)
Flower Picture plant
Largest Cities St. John's, Corner Brook
Population 568,000 (1986c);  rank: ninth;  2.2% of Canada;  58.9% urban
Languages 98.6% English;  0.4% French;  0.7% other
Entered Confederation March 31, 1949
Government Provincial - Lieutenant-Governor, Executive Council, House of Assembly 
Federal - 6 senators, 7 members of the House of Commons
Area 404,517 sq. km.
 Sales Tax (HST)   15% (Provincial 8% + GST 7%)
 
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