Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Newfoundland and Labrador
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Facts & Stats
Images
Newfoundland and Labrador flag MOTTO: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Seek Ye the Kingdom of God). Newfoundland and Labrador provincial flower Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Physical features of Newfoundland and Labrador caribou in Labrador, Canada Atlantic puffin Tors Cove St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
For Students
A fishing village on Conception Bay, Newfoundland island, Canada.
Newfoundland and Labrador summary
Quizzes
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Australia, United States, Canada, or Ireland? Quiz
Read Next
Banff National Park. Aerial view of Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Aerial perspective.
Canada: 10 Claims to Fame
The United States pavilion, World's Fair, Montreal, by Buckminster Fuller built n 1967. The structure is now known as the Montreal Biosphere and houses an environmental museum inside the original geodesic dome. Reflection
11 Architectural Wonders to Visit in Canada 
Discover
Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.
Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons
Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?
Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
6 Important Mughal Emperors
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Remarkable new details of Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), taken late on July 13, 2015 from a distance of 289,000 miles
Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?

Newfoundland and Labrador: Facts & Stats

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Newfoundland-and-Labrador
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

West White Rose project on target for first oil in 2026, Cenovus reports • Feb. 20, 2025, 7:37 AM ET (CBC)
Buying power from Corner Brook paper mill isn't an N.L. Hydro handout, mayor says • Feb. 19, 2025, 12:13 AM ET (CBC)
Government didn't do their homework in proposing curriculum changes, NDP leader says • Feb. 18, 2025, 10:36 PM ET (CBC)
Premiers were told to take threats of annexation seriously, says Furey • Feb. 18, 2025, 7:37 AM ET (CBC)
CUPE latest group to back out of N.L. Education Accord, warning of creeping privatization • Feb. 17, 2025, 10:33 PM ET (CBC)

Facts

Capital St. John’s
Population (2021) 510,550; (2023 est.) 521,542
Date Of Admission 1949
Provincial Motto "Quaerite prime Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the Kingdom of God)"
Provincial Flower pitcher plant
Seats In House Of Commons 7 (of 308)
Time Zone Atlantic (GMT − 4 hours) • Newfoundland (GMT − 3.5 hours)
Premier Andrew Furey (Liberal Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 405,212
Total Area (Sq Mi) 156,453

Photos

Newfoundland and Labrador flag
MOTTO: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Seek Ye the Kingdom of God).
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial flower
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Physical features of Newfoundland and Labrador
caribou in Labrador, Canada
Atlantic puffin
Tors Cove
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
See All Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic
Sir Henry Clinton
Sir Henry Clinton
British military officer
Humphrey Gilbert
Humphrey Gilbert
British explorer
Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris
British statesman
Squires, Sir Richard Anderson
Sir Richard Anderson Squires
prime minister of colonial Newfoundland
Joseph Roberts Smallwood
Canadian politician
Sir Robert Bond
prime minister of colonial Newfoundland
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
British navigator

Related Places

Canada
Canada
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Placentia
Placentia
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Argentia
former community, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Corner Brook
Corner Brook
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Gander
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Ferryland Head Lighthouse
Ferryland
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Harbour Grace
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bonavista
Bonavista
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Happy Valley—Goose Bay
Happy Valley–Goose Bay
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grand Falls–Windsor
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Wabana
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Channel–Port aux Basques
Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Labrador City
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Australia, United States, Canada, or Ireland? Quiz
List
Banff National Park. Aerial view of Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Aerial perspective.
Canada: 10 Claims to Fame