Newfoundland and Labrador (, ) is the most easterly
province of
Canada. Situated in the country's
Atlantic region, it comprises the island of
Newfoundland and mainland
Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of . In 2013, the province's population was estimated at 526,702. About 92% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland (and its neighboring smaller islands), of whom more than half live on the
Avalon Peninsula. The province is Canada's most linguistically homogeneous, with 97.6% of residents reporting English (
Newfoundland English) as their mother tongue in the 2006 census. Historically, Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of
French and
Irish, as well as the extinct
Beothuk language. In Labrador, local dialects of
Innu-aimun and
Inuktitut are also spoken.