This booklet, one of a series featuring the Canadian provinces, presents a brief overview of New Brunswick and is suitable for teacher reference or student reading. Separate sections discuss cities and population, geography, history, politics, economy, manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, mining, electricity, transportation, government activities, education, and arts and culture. Specific topics include population distribution, forested terrain, early Acadian colonization, historical Anglo-French rivalry, and economic and political development. The economic importance of the country's international trade, manufacturing, forestry, potato crop, fisheries, mineral production, hydroelectric power, and water transport system is emphasized. Governmental support for public services, tourism, and education is noted. The final section describes New Brunswick's cultural preservation of the arts, including the art of poetry and Acadian literature. In addition, a simple map showing Canada's major cities and provinces is included. (LH)