Nova Scotia juts out into the North Atlantic, some say like a giant lobster-shaped pier; others call it the wharf of North America. Nothing has influenced Nova Scotia and its people more than the sea. Because the province is nowhere more than 130 km wide, no part of it is far from the sea. With its fine harbours located near major sea lanes, it has served as a military and naval bastion in many wars. Halifax, in truth, was the warden of the north. Nova Scotia has population of almost one million people. The Capital city is Halifax with a population of 350,000 people