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Nunavut
is located in northern North America, and borders Northwest Territories
(west), and Manitoba (south). Carved out of the eastern half of
the Northwest Territories, Nunavut became Canada's third territory
on April 1, 1999. Approximately 85 percent of the people are Inuit.
The first European to reach Nunavut was English explorer Sir Martin
Frobisher, who was seeking the Northwest Passage to Asia. Nunavut
winters last nine months a year, and the average temperature in
January hovers around -30C.
Population
& Geography
Total
Area: 2,093,190 sq km / 808,185 sq mi1
Population:
33,200 (2010)1
Capital
City: Iqaluit
Largest
Metro Areas: N/A1
Economy
GDP:
$1.506 billion CAD (2009)1
GDP
per capita: $45,361
CAD (2009)1
Unemployment
Rate: 15.6% (2006)1
Government
Premier:
Eva Aariak (2011)2
Legislative
Assembly: 19 Independents (including Premier) (2011)2
Other Information
Federal Representation:
1 Conservative (2011)3
Origin
of Name: Nunavut means "our land" in the native
Inuit language of Inuktitut.4
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Sources:
- Statistics Canada
- Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
- Parliament of Canada
- Geographical Names of Canada
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