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Virginia vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Mount Rogers is 3,980 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Virginia's population is 8.1 times (708%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Virginia's population density is 4.2 times (322%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Virginia Beach and ''Halifax'' have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 13.8 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 79 years.
Virginia vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 16.0 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (96%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
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