Yukon
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| Caipital | Whitehorse | ||||
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| Lairgest ceety | Whitehorse | ||||
| Lairgest metro | Whitehorse | ||||
| Offeecial leids | Inglis, French | ||||
| Demonym | Yukoner | ||||
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| Commissioner | Doug Phillips | ||||
| Premier | Darrell Pasloski (Yukon Pairty) | ||||
| Legislatur | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Federal representation | In Canadian pairlament | ||||
| Hoose seats | 1 o 308 (0.3%) | ||||
| Senate seats | 1 o 105 (1%) | ||||
| Confederation | 13 Juin 1898 (9t) | ||||
| Aurie | Ranked 9th | ||||
| Total | 482,443 km2 (186,272 sq mi) | ||||
| Laund | 474,391 km2 (183,163 sq mi) | ||||
| Watter (%) | 8,052 km2 (3,109 sq mi) (1.7%) | ||||
| Proportion o Canadae | 4.8% o 9,984,670 km2 | ||||
| Population | Ranked 12t | ||||
| Total (2011) | 33,897 [1] | ||||
| Densitie (2011) | 0.07 /km2 (0.18 /sq mi) | ||||
| GDP | Ranked 12t | ||||
| Total (2006) | C$1.596 billion[2] | ||||
| Per caipita | C$51,154 (3rd) | ||||
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| Postal | YT | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CA-YT | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-8 | ||||
| Postal code prefix | Y | ||||
| Flouer | Fireweed | ||||
| Tree | Subalpine Fir | ||||
| Bird | Common Raven | ||||
| Wabsteid | www.gov.yk.ca | ||||
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Yukon[3] /ˈjuːkɒn/ is the wastmaist an smawest o Canadae's three federal territories.
The territory wis creatit frae the rump o the Hudson's Bay Company's North-Wastren Territory in 1898 as "the Yukon". Receivin ryal assent on 27 Mairch 2002, the federal govrenment modrenisit the Yukon Act tae confirm "Yukon", rather than "Yukon Territory", as the current uisage staundart.[3] Though offeecially bilingual (Inglis an French), the Yukon Govrenment recognises First Naitions leids.
At 5,959 m (19,551 ft), Yukon's Mount Logan, in Kluane National Park and Reserve, is the heichest muntain in Canadae an the seicont-heichest o North Americae (efter Mount McKinley in the U.S. state o Alaska). The territory's climate is Airctic in the north (north o Old Crow), subairctic in the central region, atween north o Whitehorse an Old Crow, an haes a humid continental climate in the far sooth, sooth o Whitehorse an in auries close tae the B.C. border.
Etymology [edit]
It wis namit efter the Yukon River. The wird Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in.
References [edit]
- ↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses. Statcan.gc.ca (February 8, 2012). Retrieved on 8 Februar 2012. .
- ↑ Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory. 0.statcan.ca (November 4, 2010). Retrieved on 22 Februar 2011. .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yukon Act, SC 2002, c 7. CanLII. Retrieved on 22 Februar 2011. .
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