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'''Newfoundland''' is a province of Canada, and an island off the Canadian mainland. It is the oldest English dependency in the New World; until 1949 when it joined [[Canada]] it was part of the  [[British Empire]].  

'''Newfoundland and Labrador''' is a province of Canada that includes all of the island of Newfoundland, as well as Labrador, a large, lightly populated area of mainland which has a border with the [[Quebec|Province of Quebec]]. Until 1949, when it joined [[Canada]], it was part of the  [[British Empire]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Newfoundland-and-Labrador Britannica]</ref>

 

Before 2001 the official name was "Newfoundland," and most people still call it that, for Labrador has only 28,000 people or 6% of the total population.  Since World War II, people from Newfoundland are often called "newfies", a term that the locals dislike, and disparaging jokes about stupidity are common in Canada.<ref>see George Morley Story et al. ''Dictionary of Newfoundland English'' (1990)  [https://books.google.com/books?id=XrVbk3EndTcC&pg=PA343&dq=newfies&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=newfies&f=false p. 343 online]</ref>  The capital is [[St. John's]].  The total area is 405,720&nbsp;km².   

The province is officially the '''Province of Newfoundland and Labrador''' and includes all of the island of Newfoundland, as well as Labrador, a large, lightly populated area of mainland.  Before 2001 the official name was "Newfoundland," and most people still call it that, for Labrador has only 28,000 people or 6% of the total population.  Since World War II, people from Newfoundland are often called "newfies", a term that the locals dislike, and disparaging jokes about stupidity are common in Canada.<ref>see George Morley Story et al. ''Dictionary of Newfoundland English'' (1990)  [https://books.google.com/books?id=XrVbk3EndTcC&pg=PA343&dq=newfies&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=newfies&f=false p. 343 online]</ref>  The capital is [[St. John's]].  The total area is 405,720&nbsp;km².   

Newfoundland became a self-governing dominion in 1855, but lost independence when it went bankrupt in the 1930s, and reverted to the status of a colony ruled by London.  Wartime prosperity gave the colony the chance to choose its own future, and after a hotly contested vote it joined Canada in 1949.  

Newfoundland became a self-governing dominion in 1855, but lost independence when it went bankrupt in the 1930s, and reverted to the status of a colony ruled by London.  Wartime prosperity gave the colony the chance to choose its own future, and after a hotly contested vote it joined Canada in 1949.