Nova Scotia - Facts and Figures.

Nova Scotia - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Halifax July 1, 1867 Munit haec et altera vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Abbreviation NS LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 55,284 sq km 21,345 sq mi 12th 53,338 sq km 20,594 sq mi Highest point (in Cape Breton Highlands National Park) 532 m/1,747 ft Forested land as a share of land area 81 percent (2004) PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 934,100 (2007 estimate) 7th 0 percent (2004-2005) 18 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 45 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 56 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Halifax 372,679 (2006) S ydney 105,968 (2001) Glace Bay 21,187 (2001) Truro 11,765 (2006) New Glasgow 9,455 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 96 percent (2006) Speakers of French 1.9 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French Speakers of other languages 10.1 percent (2001) 0.1 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 79.3 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 4,021 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 85 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Rodney MacDonald Legislature House of Assembly 52 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 10 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 11 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$32 billion (2006) C$26,632 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Industry Construction Manufacturing 3 percent (2004) 6.1 percent (2004) 10.3 percent (2004) Mining 1.8 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 6.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 21.6 percent (2004) G overnment 10.4 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.8 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 4.9 percent (2004) Other services 28.2 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 480,400 (2006) 7.8 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.