New Brunswick - Facts and Figures.

New Brunswick - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Provincial motto Fredericton July 1, 1867 Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Abbreviation NB LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 72,908 sq km 28,150 sq mi 11th 71,450 sq km 27,587 sq mi Highest point Mount Carleton 820 m/2,690 ft Forested land as a share of land area 87 percent PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 749,800 (2007 estimate) 8th 0 percent (2004-2005) 11 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 27 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 50 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Saint John 68,043 (2006) Moncton 64,128 (2006) Fredericton 50,535 (2006) Edmundston 16,643 (2006) Bathurst 12,714 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 68.7 percent (2006) Speakers of French 29.4 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French 34.2 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 0.1 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy 79.8 years (2005 estimate) Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 3,865 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 84 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Shawn Graham Legislative Assembly 55 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 9 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 10 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$25 billion (2006) C$24,971 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 5.3 percent (2004) Industry Construction 6.6 percent (2004) Manufacturing 15.4 percent (2004) Mining 1.1 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 8.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 17.4 percent (2004) G overnment 9.1 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.2 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 4.6 percent (2004) Other services 25.4 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 393,600 (2006) 8.9 percent (2006) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.