Nunavut is a territory in Canada. It is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada. It was founded on April 1, 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).
Quick facts Inuktitut syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, Country ...
Nunavut
Inuktitut syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ |
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| Motto(s): ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ (Nunavut Sannginivut)
"Our land, our strength"
"Notre terre, notre force" |
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| Coordinates: 70°10′N 90°44′W[1] |
| Country | Canada |
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| Confederation | April 1, 1999 (13th) |
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| Capital | Iqaluit |
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| Largest city | Iqaluit |
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| • Type | Parliamentary system, with consensus government |
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| • Commissioner | Eva Aariak |
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| • Premier | P.J. Akeeagok (consensus government) |
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| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut |
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| Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
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| House seats | 1 of 338 (0.3%) |
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| Senate seats | 1 of 105 (1%) |
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| • Total | 2,093,190 km2 (808,190 sq mi) |
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| • Land | 1,836,993.78 km2 (709,267.26 sq mi) |
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| • Water | 160,930 km2 (62,140 sq mi) 7.7% |
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| • Rank | Ranked 1st |
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| | 21% of Canada |
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| • Total | 36,858[3] |
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| • Estimate (2025 Q2) | 41,572[5] |
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| • Rank | Ranked 13th |
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| • Density | 0.02/km2 (0.05/sq mi) |
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| Demonym(s) | Nunavummiut
Nunavummiuq (sing.)[6] |
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| Official languages | Inuit (Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun)[7]
English
French |
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| • Rank | 12th |
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| • Total (2017) | C$2.846 billion[8] |
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| • Per capita | C$58,452 (6th) |
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| • HDI (2021) | 0.930[9] – Very high (4th) |
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| Time zones | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
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| UTC−06:00 (CST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
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| Southampton Island (Coral Harbour) | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
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| UTC−04:00 (Eastern Time) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| Postal abbr. | NU |
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| Postal code prefix | X0A, X0B, X0C |
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| ISO 3166 code | CA-NU |
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| Flower | Purple saxifrage[10] |
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| Tree | n/a |
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| Bird | Rock ptarmigan[11] |
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| Rankings include all provinces and territories |
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The main form of transportation is the snowmobile. For the first week of being a separate unit, it was the Province of Nunavut, but after a week it was renamed Nunavut Territory.
A symbol of the territory is the Eskimo Dog (qimmiq).[12] Even today, some people still use these dogs.[source?]
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