Area: 1 346 106 km2
Language: English (majority), Chipewyan, Cree, French, Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tlicho
Population (2008): 42 514 hab
Capital: Yellowknife
The largest city is Yellowknife.
Lieutenant Governor: Tony Whitford
Prime Minister: Floyd Roland (no party)
Climate: Because of the vastness of the territory, there is a large temperature difference from north to south. The north has a polar climate, while the south has a climate rather sub-Arctic. Summer in the south is short and relatively warm (average 20 degrees during the day and 10 night) and the winters are long and rigorous.
Economy: Agriculure is almost impossible, except a little in the north, the territory's economy is based on mining products. It has gold, diamonds, natural gas and oil but also copper, tungsten, silver, cadmium and nickel.
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