New Brunswick
About the Province of New Brunswick
Nicknames
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Capital
Official language: English & French
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Population
Area
Location of New Brunswick
Climate
Physical Features
Largest City
Economy
Famous Places to Visit
Famous People
New Brunswick Provincial Flower
New Brunswick Provincial Bird
New Brunswick Provincial Tree
Canadian Provincial Flags
- One of the original provinces of Canada, New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada. This eastern seaside province is the largest of the three Canadian Maritime provinces and has eight major cities, including Fredericton, its capital.
Nicknames
- "The Picture Province"
- "The Loyalist Province"
- "The Drive-Through Province" (derogatory, a reference to the perceived lack of a tourist industry in the province, leading many to simply drive through to the other Atlantic provinces)
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Capital
- Fredericton
Official language: English & French
- "Is New Brunswick Canada's only officially bilingual province? Why?
- Yes, New Brunswick is Canada's only officially bilingual province. This is because the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms specifically recognizes that English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick. The Charter also states that both Anglophone and Francophone communities in the province have equality of status and equal rights and privileges."
- http://www.officiallanguages.nb.ca/faq
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Population
- Population of New Brunswick 751,171 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)
Area
- Area of New Brunswick 71,377.18 sq. km (27,558.88 sq. miles) (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)
Location of New Brunswick
- The province of New Brunswick is located between the state of Maine on the west and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Northumberland Strait and Nova Scotia on the east, and between Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and Chaleur Bay on the north and Chignecto Bay, the Isthmus of Chignecto which connects New Brunswick to Nova Scotia, and the Bay of Fundy on the south.
- See maps of New Brunswick
Climate
- Clearly distinguishable seasons characterize the climate. Winters are snowy and cold, and summers are mild and pleasant. The fall, with alternating cold nights and sunny warm days, is particularly spectacular, as the blazing colours of deciduous foliage contrast with the solid dark greens of conifers. Temperatures at Fredericton range from an extreme low of −35 °F (−37 °C) to an extreme high of 99 °F (37 °C). In January the mean daily temperature is 14 °F (−10 °C), and in July it is 67 °F (19 °C). Temperatures are more moderate in the southern coastal regions. Normal annual rainfall is slightly above 30 inches (800 mm), and snowfall averages about 115 inches (2,900 mm); annual precipitation (which factors in snowmelt) amounts to about 43 inches (1,100 mm).
Physical Features
- Bodies of water- major oceans, seas, lakes, & rivers
- Largest Lake: Grand Lake - 165 Square Kilometres
- Mountains/landforms
Largest City
- Location
- Population
- Interesting facts
Economy
- Main New Brunswick Industries: Manufacturing, forestry, mining, agriculture and fisheries, tourism
Famous Places to Visit
- Images of Places in each Province: http://www.travel-images.com/canada.html
Famous People
- http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/province/nbzfamous.htm
New Brunswick Provincial Flower
- Purple Violet
New Brunswick Provincial Bird
New Brunswick Provincial Tree
- Balsam Fir
Canadian Provincial Flags