. "Protestantism"@en . "Elizabeth II"@en . "Newfoundland (1879: Agreement)"@en . "St. John's"@en . "Premier"@en . . "1879"^^ . . "Kathy Dunderdale"@en . . "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 Jo\u00E3o 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."@en . "Newfoundland dollar"@en . "John Crosbie"@en . "300000"^^ . "English"@en . "1949"^^ . "Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.png"@en . "Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada"@en . "Constitutional monarchy"@en . "405212"^^ . "St. John's"@en . "Newfoundland"@en . "Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism"@en . "1949"^^ . "Queen"@en . "Corner Brook, Cartwright, Mount Pearl, Labrador City"@en . "Innu-Aimun, Innukiut"@en . "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 Jo\u00E3o Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer, and lavrador a title meaning \"landholder\"."@en . "Dominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign.svg"@en . "United Kingdom"@en . "Lietaunant-Governor"@en . . .