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North Carolina vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's land area is 3.0 times (197%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 2.9 times (191%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 4.1 times (305%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 1,254 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- North Carolina's population is 20.1 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- North Carolina's population density is 59.8 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Charlotte's population is 8.5 times (754%) larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 13.6 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 160 years.
North Carolina vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 27.4 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Official Websites
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