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Northwest Territories Facts and Figures
| General Information |
| Official name |
Northwest
Territories |
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| Capital |
Yellowknife |
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| Entry into federation |
July 15, 1870 |
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| Provincial motto |
(none) |
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| Land |
| Total area |
1,346,106 sq km |
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519,734 sq mi |
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| Rank among provinces and
territories in total area |
3rd |
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| Land area |
1,141,108 sq km |
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440,584 sq mi |
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| Highest point |
Mount Nirvana |
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2,773 m/9,098 ft |
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| Forested land as a share of land
area |
Not available |
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| People |
| Population |
37,360 (2001) |
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| Rank among provinces and
territories in population |
11th |
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| Population growth rate |
2.3 percent
(1999-2000) |
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| Population density |
0.03 persons per
sq km (2001) |
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0.08 persons per
sq mi (2001) |
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| Urbanization |
43 percent (1996) |
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| Largest cities (by
population) |
| Yellowknife |
17,275 (1996) |
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| Hay River |
3,611 (1996) |
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| Inuvik |
3,296 (1996) |
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| Fort Smith |
2,441 (1996) |
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| Rae |
1,662 (1996) |
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| Language groups |
| Speakers of English |
Not available |
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| Speakers of French |
Not available |
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| Speakers of English and French |
Not available |
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| Speakers of other languages |
Not available |
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| Health and Education |
| Life expectancy |
Not available |
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| Infant mortality rate |
11 deaths per
1,000 live births (1997) |
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| Residents per hospital bed |
100 people
(1996-1997) |
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| Share of people over age 15 with
high school diploma |
Not available |
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| Government |
| Provincial government |
| Chief executive |
Premier |
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Stephen Kakfwi |
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| Legislature |
Legislative
Assembly |
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19 members |
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| National
representation |
| Members of the Canadian Senate |
0 |
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| Members of the Canadian House
of Commons |
1 |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP, in
Canadian dollars) |
C$2.2 billion
(1999) |
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| Income per capita |
Not available |
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| GDP by economic
sector |
| Agriculture, forestry, and
fishing |
0.5 percent (1999) |
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| Industry |
| Construction |
9.1 percent (1999) |
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| Manufacturing |
0.3 percent (1999) |
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| Mining |
19.9 percent
(1999) |
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| Transportation and
utilities |
11.6 percent
(1999) |
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| Services |
| Finance, insurance, and
real estate |
13 percent (1999) |
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| Government |
17.3 percent
(1999) |
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| Retail trade |
5 percent (1999) |
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| Wholesale trade |
1.5 percent (1999) |
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| Other services |
21.9 percent
(1999) |
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| Employment |
| Number of workers |
Not available |
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| Unemployment rate |
Not available |
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| Source |
| Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) |
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