Nunavut
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| Nunavut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ |
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| Motto: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ (Nunavut Sannginivut) (Inuktitut: "Oor laund, oor strangth") |
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| Caipital | Iqaluit | ||||
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| Lairgest ceety | Iqaluit | ||||
| Lairgest metro | Iqaluit | ||||
| Offeecial leids | Inuit Language (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun), Inglis, French[1] | ||||
| Demonym | Nunavummiut, Nunavummiuq (sing.)[2] | ||||
| Govrenment | |||||
| Type | |||||
| Commissioner | Edna Elias | ||||
| Premier | Eva Aariak (consensus government) | ||||
| Legislatur | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut | ||||
| Federal representation | In Canadian pairlament | ||||
| Hoose seats | 1 o 308 (0.3%) | ||||
| Senate seats | 1 o 105 (1%) | ||||
| Confederation | April 1, 1999 (13th) | ||||
| Aurie [3] | Ranked 1st | ||||
| Total | 2,038,722 km2 (787,155 sq mi) | ||||
| Laund | 1,877,787 km2 (725,018 sq mi) | ||||
| Watter (%) | 160,935 km2 (62,137 sq mi) (7.9%) | ||||
| Proportion o Canadae | 20.4% o 9,984,670 km2 | ||||
| Population [3] | Ranked 13th | ||||
| Total (2011) | 31,906 | ||||
| Densitie (2011) | 0.02 /km2 (0.052 /sq mi) | ||||
| GDP | Ranked 13th | ||||
| Total (2006) | C$1.213 billion[4] | ||||
| Per caipita | C$39,383 (8th) | ||||
| Abbreviations | |||||
| Postal | NU | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CA-NU | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-5, UTC-6, UTC-7 | ||||
| Postal code prefix | X | ||||
| Flouer | Purple Saxifrage[5] | ||||
| Tree | n/a | ||||
| Bird | Rock Ptarmigan[6] | ||||
| Wabsteid | www.gov.nu.ca | ||||
| Rankins include aw provinces an territories | |||||
Nunavut /ˈnuːnəˌvʊt/ (from Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ [ˈnunavut], literally "oor laund") is the lairgest, northmaist, an newest territory o Canadae; it wis separatit offeecially frae the Northwast Territories on 1 Aprile 1999, via the Nunavut Act[7] an the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act,[8] though the actual boondaries haed been established in 1993. The creation o Nunavut resultit in the first major chynge tae Canadae's poleetical map syne the incorporation o the new province o Newfoundland in 1949.
References [edit]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlang - ↑ Nunavummiut, the plural demonym for residents of Nunavut, appears throughout the Government of Nunavut website, proceedings of the Nunavut legislature, and elsewhere. Nunavut Housing Corporation, Discussion Paper Released to Engage Nunavummiut on Development of Suicide Prevention Strategy. Alan Rayburn, previous head of the Canadian Permanent Committee of Geographical Names, opined that: "Nunavut is still too young to have acquired [a gentilé], although Nunavutan may be an obvious choice." In Naming Canada: stories about Canadian place names 2001. (2nd ed. ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. (ISBN 0-8020-8293-9); p. 50.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcensus2011 - ↑ Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory. Statistics Canada (November 4, 2010). Retrieved on 16 Februar 2011. .
- ↑ The Official Flower of Nunavut: Purple Saxifrage. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut (2011). Retrieved on 31 Julie 2011. .
- ↑ The Official Bird of Nunavut: The Rock Ptarmigan. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut (2011). Retrieved on 31 Julie 2011. .
- ↑ Justice Canada (1993). Nunavut Act. Retrieved on 26 Apryle 2007. .
- ↑ Justice Canada (1993). Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act. Retrieved on 26 Apryle 2007. .
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