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Capital Halifax
Population (2021) 969,383; (2023 est.) 1,066,416
Date Of Admission 1867
Provincial Motto "Munit haec et altera vincit (One defends and the other conquers)"
Provincial Flower mayflower
Seats In House Of Commons 11 (of 308)
Time Zone Atlantic (GMT − 4 hours)
Premier Tim Houston (Progressive Conservative Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 55,284
Total Area (Sq Mi) 21,345

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Peggy's Cove, N.S., Can.
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park
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Halifax, N.S.
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Sir John Thompson, 1893
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