Area: 405 212 km2
Language: English
Population (2008): 508 270
Capital: St. John's
The largest city is St. John's.
Lieutenant-governor John Crosbie
Prime Minister: Danny Williams (Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland)
Climate: Cold and snowy in winter and hot and humid in summer.
Economy: The economy is based on fishing but also mineral resources. Mainly Labrador has the world's largest iron mines. Mineral resources are very diverse, there are mines of gold, silver, asbestos, fluorine, tungsten, nickel, copper, lead, zinc and coal and gypsum, limestone and cobalt. More oil was discovered offshore near St. John's.
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