Nova Scotia (NS) is a province on the southeast coast of Canada, with an area of 55,283 square kilometers, making it the second-smallest province in the country. The province consists primarily of the Nova Scotia Peninsula and the northern Cape Breton Island. The local population is 923,598, making it the most populous of the four Atlantic provinces. Halifax is the capital and largest city of Nova Scotia, with approximately 45% of the province’s population residing there. It is the largest city in the Atlantic provinces and the second-largest coastal city in Canada, after Vancouver.