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Demographics of Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh; French: Nouvelle-Écosse) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Maritimes, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². Its population of 934,405[1] makes it the fourth least populous province of the country.
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Source: Statistics Canada [2][3]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.
Nova Scotia is the seventh most populated province in Canada with an estimated 936,988 residents as of January 1, 2006. It accounts for 3% of the population of Canada. The population density is approximately 17.2 persons/km². Roughly 60% of the population live in rural parts of the province.
As of September 2006, Nova Scotia unemployment has dipped below the national average for the first time in recent history to 6.9 per cent.
In 2005, per capita income was $28,114 (Can).
Nova Scotia GDP is presently approximately $33 billion (Can) annually.
- ^ Canada's population. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
- ^ Population urban and rural, by province and territory (Nova Scotia). Statistics Canada, 2005.
- ^ Canada's population. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
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