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Territoires du Nord-Ouest | |
| Territory of Canada | |
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| Capital | Yellowknife |
| Status | Territory |
| Commissioner | |
| - From 2010 | George Tuccaro |
| Premier | |
| - From 2011 | Bob McLeod |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories |
| History | |
| - July 15, 1870 | Established |
| - July 31, 1880 | British claim of Arctic islands transferred to Canada |
| - June 13, 1898 | Yukon a separate territory. |
| - September 1, 1905 | Albert and Saskatchewan made separate provinces |
| - April 1, 1999 | Nunavut a separate territory |
| Area | 1,346,106 km² |
| Population | |
| - 2011 | 41,462 |
| Density | 0/km² |
| GDP | 2011 (PPP) |
| - Total | US$ 3.1 billion |
| - Per capita | US$ 76,000 |
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The Northwest Territories is a territory of Canada.
Commissioner
- George Tuccaro (₩) (May 28, 2010 - )
Premier
- Bob McLeod (₩) (October 27, 2011 - )
Nation
Canada (Provinces)
Canadian Provinces and Territories
- Ontario (From 1867)
- Quebec (From 1867)
- Nova Scotia (From 1867)
- New Brunswick (From 1867)
- Manitoba (From 1870)
- British Columbia (From 1871)
- Prince Edward Island (From 1873)
- Saskatchewan (From 1905)
- Alberta (From 1905)
- Newfoundland (From 1949)
- Yukon (From 1898)
- Nunavut (From 1999)
References
- Northwest Territories - Official website
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikisource 1911 encyclopedia project
- Wikipedia