Newfoundland
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Newfoundland is an island off the East Coast of Canada, and is part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The capital city of Newfoundland is St. John's, on the north-east part of the island. Over 500,000 people live in Newfoundland (these people are called Newfoundlanders).
In Newfoundland, most people speak English, but there are also French speakers on the island, mostly in the south-west.
People first came to Newfoundland from countries like England, Portugal, France, and Ireland in the 16th century. They came because of the good fishing off the coast, especially off the south-east coast. Today, there is still fishing, but not very much because people fished too much, and now there are not many fish left.
Cutting down trees and mining have also been attractions of the island. There are some paper mills (paper factories) in a few cities in Newfoundland.