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'''Newfoundland''' is an island off the [[Canada|Canadian]] mainland. '''Newfoundland and Labrador''' is the corresponding province of Canada and is the oldest English dependency in the [[New World]].  The [[Vikings]] temporarily established a settlement in 1013AD at [[l'Anse-aux-Meadows]].  Merchants from [[England]] fished the [[Grand Banks]] as early as 1481.  It became a self governing dominion in 1855, gave up its independence in the 1930s, and joined Canada in 1949. Despite repeated efforts to doversify the economy, fighing remained the dominant industry until its collapse in the 1980s.

'''Newfoundland''' is an island off the east coast of the [[Canada|Canadian]] mainland. '''Newfoundland and Labrador''' is the corresponding province of Canada and is the oldest English dependency in the [[New World]].   

 

The [[Vikings]] temporarily established a settlement in 1013AD at [[l'Anse-aux-Meadows]].  Merchants from [[England]] fished the [[Grand Banks]] as early as 1481.  It became a self governing dominion in 1855, gave up its independence in the 1930s, and joined Canada in 1949. Despite repeated efforts to doversify the economy, fighing remained the dominant industry until its collapse in the 1980s.

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador includes all of the Island of Newfoundland, as well as an area of mainland, Labrador.  In general usage Canadian citizens call the province "Newfoundland" still.  The capital is [[St. John's]].  The population in 1991 was 568,474; 2.1% of the national population, by the 2006 census it had declined to 505,469<ref>2006 Canadian Census : [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Newfoundland&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=]</ref> or 1.6% in part because of poor economic opportunities in the Territory, though recent expansion of the oil industry has vastly grown the local economy.  It has an area of 405,720 km².   

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador includes all of the Island of Newfoundland, as well as an area of mainland, Labrador.  In general usage Canadian citizens call the province "Newfoundland" still.  The capital is [[St. John's]].  The population in 1991 was 568,474; 2.1% of the national population, by the 2006 census it had declined to 505,469<ref>2006 Canadian Census : [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Newfoundland&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=]</ref> or 1.6% in part because of poor economic opportunities in the Territory, though recent expansion of the oil industry has vastly grown the local economy.  It has an area of 405,720 km².