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'''Nova Scotia''' is a maritime [[Canadian]] province bordering on land [[New Brunswick]], and the [[Atlantic Ocean]],  the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  Its name is [[Latin]] for New Scotland.

'''Nova Scotia''' is a maritime [[Canadian]] province bordering on land [[New Brunswick]], and the [[Atlantic Ocean]],  the [[Bay of Fundy]] and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  Its name is [[Latin]] for New [[Scotland]].

Some historians believe that Celtic monks from Iceland settled in [[Cape Breton Island]] in 875AD.<ref> [Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada], 1995, pg 51</ref>  John Cabot first visited Nova Scotia in 1497 and the first permanent settlement was established in 1605.  The capital city is [[Halifax]], and Nova Scotia joined as on of the founders of confederation in 1867.  In 1848 it was the first British colony to have responsible government. Prior to Confederation, Nova Scotia was the richest region in what is now Canada due to booming fishery and wooden boat-building industries. Nova Scotia lost its great source of early wealth with both the advent of steam powered sea vessels and the decline of the fisheries.     

Some historians believe that Celtic monks from [[Iceland]] settled in [[Cape Breton Island]] in 875AD.<ref> [Reader's Digest Atlas of Canada], 1995, pg 51</ref>  [[John Cabot]] first visited Nova Scotia in 1497 and the first permanent settlement was established in 1605.  The capital city is [[Halifax]], and Nova Scotia joined as on of the founders of confederation in 1867.  In 1848 it was the first [[British]] [[colony]] to have responsible government. Prior to Confederation, Nova Scotia was the richest region in what is now Canada due to booming fishery and wooden boat-building industries. Nova Scotia lost its great source of early wealth with both the advent of steam powered sea vessels and the decline of the fisheries.     

The province has a total area of 55,490 km² with a population of 932,966 (2007) <ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm| Statistics Canada Canada's population estimates]</ref> accounting for 2.8%  of the national total.  The per capita provincial income in 2006 was $27,323<ref>[http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/statistics/agency/index.asp?p=5|Nova Scotia Ministry of Finance]</ref>.   

The province has a total area of 55,490 km² with a population of 932,966 (2007) <ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070628/d070628c.htm| Statistics Canada Canada's population estimates]</ref> accounting for 2.8%  of the national total.  The per capita provincial income in 2006 was $27,323<ref>[http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/statistics/agency/index.asp?p=5|Nova Scotia Ministry of Finance]</ref>.