Inuktitut syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ | |
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Coordinates: 70°10′00″N 90°44′00″W / 70.16667°N 90.73333°WCoordinates: 70°10′00″N 90°44′00″W / 70.16667°N 90.73333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Confederation | April 1, 1999 (13th) |
Capital | Iqaluit |
Largest city | Iqaluit |
Government | |
• Commissioner | Eva Aariak |
• Premier | P.J. Akeeagok (consensus government) |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut |
Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
House seats | 1 of 338 (0.3%) |
Senate seats | 1 of 105 (1%) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,038,722 km2 (787,155 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,877,787 km2 (725,018 sq mi) |
• Water | 160,935 km2 (62,137 sq mi) 7.9% |
• Rank | Ranked 1st |
20.4% of Canada | |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 36,858 |
• Estimate (Q4 2021) | 39,589 |
• Rank | Ranked 13th |
• Density | 0.02/km2 (0.05/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Rank | 12th |
• Total (2017) | C$2.846 billion |
• Per capita | C$58,452 (6th) |
HDI | |
• HDI (2018) | 0.908 — Very high (5th) |
Time zones | UTC-07:00 (Mountain Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-06:00 |
UTC-06:00 (Central Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 |
Southampton Island (Coral Harbour) | UTC-05:00 (Eastern Time) |
UTC-05:00 (Eastern Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 |
Postal abbr. | NU |
Postal code prefix | |
ISO 3166 code | CA-NU |
Flower | Purple Saxifrage |
Tree | n/a |
Bird | Rock Ptarmigan |
Rankings include all provinces and territories |
Nunavut is a territory in Canada. It is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada. It was founded in 1999 when many Inuit living in the Northwest Territories wanted to have an independent province and government. Its capital is named Iqaluit. It is in the north of Canada, and has a particularly cold climate for much of the year. It has many native people (mainly Inuit).