New Brunswick Key Facts

Location

East coast of Canada.

Time

GMT - 4 (GMT - 3 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).

Area

71,355 sq km (27,550 sq miles).

Population

  729,997 (2006).

Population Density

10.2 per sq km.

Capital

Fredericton. Population: 85,688 (2006).

Geography

New Brunswick, which is below the Gaspé Peninsula, shares its western border with Maine and has 2,250km (1,400 miles) of coastline. Its landscape comprises forested hills with rivers cutting through them. The main feature is the St John River Valley in the south. Northern and eastern coastal regions give way to the extensive drainage basin of the Miramichi River in the central area.

Language

New Brunswick is officially bilingual (English and French) with approximately 33% of the population being French speaking.
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