The Northren Territory is a federal territory o Australie, occupyin hintle o the centre o the mainland continent, as well as the central northren regions. It shares borders wi Wastren Australie tae the wast (129t meridian east), Sooth Australie tae the sooth (26t parallel sooth), an Queensland tae the east (138t meridian east).
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| Northren Territory |
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| Slogan or elk-name | The Territory;
The Top End |
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Ither Australie states an territories |
| Coordinates | 20°S 133°E / -20; 133 |
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| Caipital ceety | Darwin |
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| Demonym | Northren Territorian, Territorian |
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| Govrenment | Constitutional monarchy |
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| • Admeenistrator | John Hardy |
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| • Chief Meenister | Michael Gunner (ALP) |
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| Australie territory | |
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| • Established bi NSW | 1825 |
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| • Transferred tae Sooth Australie | 1862 |
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| • Transferred tae Commonweel | 1911 |
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| • Dissolvit | 1927 |
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| • Reformit | 1931 |
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• Responsible
govrenment | 1978 |
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| Aurie | |
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| • Total | 1,420,970 km² (3rd)
548,640 sq mi |
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| • Laund | 1,349,129 km²
520,902 sq mi |
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| • Watter | 71,839 km² (5.06%)
27,737 sq mi |
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Population
(2016)[1] | |
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| • Population | 244,000 (8t) |
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| • Densitie | 0.18/km² (8t)
0.5 /sq mi |
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| Elevation | |
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| • Heichest point | Mount Zeil
1,531 m (5,023 ft) |
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Gross territorial product
(2014–15) | |
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| • Product ($m) | $22,450[2] (8t) |
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| • Product per caipita | $92,107 (2nt) |
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| Time zone(s) | UTC+9:30 (ACST)
(does no observe DST) |
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| Federal representation | |
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| • Hoose seats | 2/150 |
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| • Senate seats | 2/76 |
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| • Postal | NT |
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| • ISO 3166-2 | AU-NT |
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| • Floral | Sturt's desert rose
(Gossypium sturtianum)[3] |
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| • Ainimal | Reid kangaroo
(Macropus rufus) |
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| • Bird | Wedge-tailed eagle
(Aquila audax) |
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| • Colours | Black, white, an ochre[4] |
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| Wabsteid | www.nt.gov.au |
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Close
Tae the north, the territory is bordered bi the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea an the Gulf o Carpentarie. Despite its muckle aurie—ower 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi), makin it the third mucklest Australian federal diveesion—it is spairsely populatit. Wi a population o 229,675 it is the least populous o Australie's aicht major states an territories.
