Newfoundland and Labrador - Facts and Figures.

Newfoundland and Labrador - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto St. John's March 31, 1949 Quaerite prime regnum Dei (Seek ye first the Kingdom of God) Abbreviation NL LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 405,212 sq km 156,453 sq mi 10th 373,872 sq km 144,353 sq mi Highest point Mount Caubvick 1,652 m/5,420 ft Forested land as a share of land area 54 percent PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 506,300 (2007 estimate) 9th -0.3 percent (2004-2005) 1.4 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 3.6 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 58 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) St. John's 99,182 (2001) Corner Brook 20,103 (2001) Conception Bay South 19,772 (2001) Grand Falls-Windsor 13,340 (2001) Bay Roberts 5,237 (2001) Language groups Speakers of English 98.7 percent (2006) Speakers of French 0.1 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French 4.1 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 0.1 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 78.2 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 4,253 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 79 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Danny Williams House of Assembly 48 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 5 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 7 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$26 billion (2006) C$24,165 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.9 percent (2004) Industry Construction 5.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing 6.7 percent (2004) Mining Transportation and utilities 17.8 percent (2004) 6.5 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 14.3 percent (2004) G overnment 8.2 percent (2004) Retail trade 5.8 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 3.4 percent (2004) Other services 28.6 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 250,800 (2006) 16.5 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.