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'''Newfoundland''' is an island off the [[Canada|Canadian]] mainland, and is the oldest English dependancy in the [[New World]].  The Vikings temporarily established a settlement in 1013AD.  Merchants from [[England]] fished the [[Grand Banks]] as early as 1481.  It became a self governing dominion in in 1855 and joined confederation in 1949.  
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'''Newfoundland''' is an island off the [[Canada|Canadian]] mainland, and is the oldest English dependency in the [[New World]].  The [[Vikings]] temporarily established a settlement in 1013AD.  Merchants from [[England]] fished the [[Grand Banks]] as early as 1481.  It became a self governing dominion in in 1855 and joined confederation in 1949.  
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Its capital is [[St. John's]].  The population in 1991 was 568,474; 2.1% of the national population.  It has an area of 405720 km<sup>2</sup>.  The per capita provincial income in 1992 was $15,890.<ref>[Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada, 1995, pg 51]</ref>.
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Its capital is [[St. John's]].  The population in 1991 was 568,474; 2.1% of the national population.  It has an area of 405,720 km<sup>2</sup>.  The per capita provincial income in 1992 was $15,890.<ref>[Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada, 1995, pg 51]</ref>.
    
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