<P> Coordinates: 45 ° N 063 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 45 ° N 63 ° W ﻿ / 45; - 63 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Nova Scotia New Scotland (English) Nouvelle - Écosse (French) Alba Nuadh (Scottish Gaelic) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Confederation </Th> <Td> July 1, 1867 (1st, with Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Halifax </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Constitutional monarchy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Arthur Joseph LeBlanc </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Premier </Th> <Td> Stephen McNeil (Liberal) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Nova Scotia House of Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Federal representation </Th> <Td> (in Canadian Parliament) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> House seats </Th> <Td> 11 of 338 (3.3%) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Senate seats </Th> <Td> 10 of 105 (9.5%) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 52,942 km (20,441 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area rank </Th> <Td> Ranked 12th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population (2016) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 923,598 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Estimate (2018 Q3) </Th> <Td> 959,942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> Ranked 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 17.45 / km (45.2 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym (s) </Th> <Td> Nova Scotian, Bluenoser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> English (de facto) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> GDP </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total (2016) </Th> <Td> C $41.726 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> C $43,986 (12th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Atlantic: UTC - 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Postal abbr . </Th> <Td> NS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Postal code prefix </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> CA - NS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Flower </Th> <Td> Mayflower </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tree </Th> <Td> Red spruce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bird </Th> <Td> Osprey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> novascotia.ca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Rankings include all provinces and territories </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Nova Scotia New Scotland (English) Nouvelle - Écosse (French) Alba Nuadh (Scottish Gaelic) </Th> </Tr>

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