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- Nova Scotia (NS) is on Canada's east coast.
- Along with New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, it belongs to a region known as The Maritimes or the Maritime Provinces.
- The Maritime Provinces, along with Newfoundland & Labrador, are called Atlantic Canada.
- Being on the east coast of Canada, Nova Scotia is closer to the UK than many other provinces are.
- As the name suggests, Nova Scotia has a strong Scots heritage. There are many Macs in the phone book, for example.
- It gets neither as cold nor as hot as the rest of Canada, though it does get snow.
- It's about the size and ruggedness of Ireland, and home to a million people.
- The main city is Halifax (population 360,000). Several studies have rated Halifax's quality of life second best amongst Canada's cities.
- The economy is somewhat agrarian.
- Along with the other Atlantic provinces, Nova Scotia is exceptionally friendly.
- Housing is much cheaper than it is in many other parts of Canada.
- Nova Scotia generally is divided into the following areas:
- Annapolis Valley
- Annapolis County
- Kings County
- Cape Breton
- Cape Breton County
- Inverness County
- Richmond County
- Victoria County
- Central and North (also called the "North Shore")
- Colchester County
- Cumberland County
- Hants County
- Eastern
- Antigonish County
- Guysborough County
- Pictou County
- Halifax Region
- South Shore
- Lunenburg County
- Queens County
- Southwest
- Digby County
- Shelburne County
- Yarmouth County
- For more information about Nova Scotia, see:
