NEWFOUNDLAND

STATS

• Population= 526,977
• Population density= 3.6psm
• Area= 156,453psm
• GDP= $57,695
• PCI= $39,668

GOVERNOR

• Frank Fagan
• Assumed into office on March 19, 2013
• He has 3 children
• Married to Mary Fagan
• Born in 1945

GOVERMENT

• The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador refers to the provincial government of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was established by the Newfoundland Act and its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867.

ECONOMY

• 2 Main resorces= iron ore and nickel
• Newfoundland is mainly agricultural because it is a prairie province and has many farm lands

FUN FACTS

• October, November, and January all average 21 days of precipitation
• They don't have crickets, porcupines, skunks, snakes, deer
• Newfoundland has a dog breed named after them
• Newfoundland has a community named Dildo
• The island has its own time zone 30 minutes ahead of Atlantic standard time

BRIEF HISTORY

• Newfoundland came around 1500 AD European explorers and fisherman from England, Portugal, France, and Spain began exploring. Fishing expeditions came seasonally; the first small permanent settlements appeared around 1630 AD. The British colony voted against joining Canada in 1869 and became an independent dominion in the early 20th century

EDUCATION

• The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is responsible for early childhood learning and development, the K-12 school system and public libraries with the objective of building an educational community in Newfoundland and Labrador that fosters safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for all children and youth in early childhood settings, regulated child care and family resources centres, and pre-school to grade 12.

TOURIST Attraction

• Twillingate
• Twillingate is a town of 2,269 people located on the Twillingate Islands in Notre Dame Bay. It is located off the northeastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

TOURIST ATTRACTIOM

• Ferryland
• Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2011 Statistics Canada census, its population is 465.[1] Addresses in Ferryland use the alphanumerically lowest postal codes in Canada, starting with A0A.

REFERENCE

• Wikipedia.com
• History.org
• Ed.gov.nl.ca