Facts about New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick is one of the original provinces of Canada, New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada. It is also the largest of the three Canadian Maritime provinces.

Location

New Brunswick, the largest of Canada's three Maritime provinces, is nestled under Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and beside the State of Maine. Its northern border also includes the Restigouche River and the Baie des Chaleurs.

The eastern boundary is entirely coastal - the Gulf of St Lawrence and Northumberland Strait - and delightfully dotted with warm, sandy beaches...the warmest salt water north of Virginia.

Chignecto Bay and the 24-kilometre (15-mile) wide Isthmus of Chignecto, which connects New Brunswick to Nova Scotia, form part of New Brunswick's southern border.

The rest of it is the Bay of Fundy. Its tides - the highest and wildest in the world - have carved a spectacular coastline. New Brunswick is also connected to Prince Edward Island by the world-famous Confederation Bridge.

Area

72,908 sq. km (28,149.9 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)

Population

729,498 (Statistics Canada, 2001 Census)

Capital

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Industry

Manufacturing, forestry, mining, agriculture and fisheries, tourism.

Additional Information

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