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Naabeehó Bináhásdzo | |
| Domestic dependent nation of the United States | |
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| Capital | Window Rock |
| Status | Domestic dependent nation |
| President | |
| - From 2011 | Ben Shelly |
| Legislature | Navajo Nation Council |
| History | |
| - June 1, 1868 | Navajo Indian Reservation established |
| - April 15, 1969 | Name changed to Navajo Nation |
| Area | 71,000 km² |
| Population | |
| - 2000 | 173,987 |
| Density | 2.4/km² |
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The Navajo Nation is a domestic dependent nation of the United States of America. Occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, northwestern New Mexico, and bordering southwestern Colorado, it is the largest land area assigned primarily to a Native American jurisdiction within the United States. It is slightly larger than West Virginia.
President
- Ben Shelly (₩) (January 11, 2011 - )
Nation
United States (Domestic Dependent Nations)
United States Domestic Dependent Nations
- Hopi Reservation
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