New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces (together with Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia) and is the only constitutionally bilingual (English–French) province. The principal cities are Fredericton, the capital, Greater Moncton, currently the largest metropolitan (CMA) area and the most populous city, and the port city of Saint John, which was the first incorporated city in Canada and largest in the province for 231 years until 2016. 

In the Canada 2016 Census, Statistics Canada estimated the provincial population to have been 747,101, down very slightly from 751,171 in 2011, on an area of almost 73,000 km. The majority of the population is English-speaking of Anglo and Celtic heritage, but there is also a large Francophone minority (31%), chiefly of Acadian origin. It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1784 with the capital in Saint John before being moved up river. The name 'New Brunswick' was chosen by King George III despite local recommendations for the name to be 'New Ireland'. The provincial flag features a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow "lion passant guardant" on red pennon above it. 

The province is named after the city of Braunschweig ("" in English and Low German) in the former Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, what is now Lower Saxony in northern Germany. The then-colony was named in 1784 to honour the reigning British monarch, George III, who was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick
Greater Moncton
the capital, Greater Moncton
747,101
population to have been 747,101
73,000 km
on an area of almost 73,000 km
Anglo and Celtic
Anglo and Celtic heritage
(31%)
a large Francophone minority (31%)
Acadian
chiefly of Acadian origin
chosen by King George III
The name 'New Brunswick' was chosen by King George III
a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow "lion passant guardant" on red pennon above it
 a ship superimposed on a yellow background with a yellow "lion passant guardant" on red pennon above it
he city of Braunschweig
The province is named after the city of Braunschweig
New Ireland
despite local recommendations for the name to be 'New Ireland
751,171
751,171 in 2011
no
down very slightly from 751,171 in 2011
is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia
ogether with Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia
Saint John
most populous city, and the port city of Saint John
yes
largest in the province for 231 years until 2016
231 years
argest in the province for 231
Greater Moncton
Greater Moncton, currently the largest metropolitan (CMA) area
as a result of the partitioning of the British colony of Nova Scotia
It was created as a result of the partitioning of the British colony of Nova Scotia
1784
in 1784
moved up river
capital in Saint John before being moved up river