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Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city, St. John's, is home to nearly 40 percent of the province's population. St. John's is the seat of government, home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and the highest court in the jurisdiction, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. The name Newfoundland is derived from English as "New Found Land" (a translation from the Latin Terra Nova). The origin of Labrador is uncertain; most authorities credit it to João Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer, and lavrador a title meaning "landholder".

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rdfs:label
  • Newfoundland (1879: Agreement)
rdfs:comment
  • Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city, St. John's, is home to nearly 40 percent of the province's population. St. John's is the seat of government, home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and the highest court in the jurisdiction, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. The name Newfoundland is derived from English as "New Found Land" (a translation from the Latin Terra Nova). The origin of Labrador is uncertain; most authorities credit it to João Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer, and lavrador a title meaning "landholder".
dcterms:subject
city largest
  • St. John's
religion other
  • Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism
CoGtitle
  • Premier
CoGname
  • Kathy Dunderdale
city other
  • Corner Brook, Cartwright, Mount Pearl, Labrador City
HoSname
  • Elizabeth II
ind date
  • 1949(xsd:integer)
ind from
  • United Kingdom
HoS2name
  • John Crosbie
est date
  • 1949(xsd:integer)
HoStitle
  • Queen
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dbkwik:althistory/...iPageUsesTemplate
CoA
  • Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.png
Timeline
  • 1879(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Newfoundland
regime
  • Constitutional monarchy
Language
  • English
Currency
  • Newfoundland dollar
Population
  • 300000(xsd:integer)
Religion
  • Protestantism
Area
  • 405212(xsd:integer)
language other
  • Innu-Aimun, Innukiut
otl
  • Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Capital
  • St. John's
Flag
  • Dominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign.svg
HoS2title
  • Lietaunant-Governor
abstract
  • Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city, St. John's, is home to nearly 40 percent of the province's population. St. John's is the seat of government, home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and the highest court in the jurisdiction, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. The name Newfoundland is derived from English as "New Found Land" (a translation from the Latin Terra Nova). The origin of Labrador is uncertain; most authorities credit it to João Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer, and lavrador a title meaning "landholder". The land that is now Newfoundland was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British expeditions explored, and later settled, along the Atlantic coast. became independent on March 31, 1949. Newfoundland is a federal state that is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.It is a member of the G7, G8, G20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and UN.
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