Nunavut
Nunavut /ˈnuːnəˌvʊt/ (frae 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[8] an the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act,[9] 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.
Nunavut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): | |
 Map o Canadae wi Nunavut heichlichtit | |
| Confederation | 1 Apryle 1999 (13t) |
| Capital | Iqaluit |
| Lairgest ceety | Iqaluit |
| Lairgest metro | Iqaluit |
| Govrenment | |
| • Commissioner | Eva Aariak |
| • Premier | Joe Savikataaq (consensus govrenment) |
| Legislatur | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut |
| Federal representation | (in Canadian Pairlament) |
| Hoose seats | 1 o 338 (0.3%) |
| Senate seats | 1 o 105 (1%) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2038722 km2 (787,155 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 1877787 km2 (725,018 sq mi) |
| • Water | 160935 km2 (62,137 sq mi) 7.9% |
| Area rank | Rankit 1st |
| 20.4% o Canadae | |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 35,944 [1] |
| • Estimate (2017 Q4) | 38,243 [2] |
| • Rank | Rankit 12t |
| • Density | 0.02/km2 (0.05/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Nunavummiut, Nunavummiuq (sing.)[3] |
| Offeecial leids | Inuit leid (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun), Inglis, French[4] |
| GDP | |
| • Rank | 13t |
| • Tot (2006) | C$1.213 billion[5] |
| • Per capita | C$39,383 (8t) |
| Time zone | UTC-5, UTC-6, UTC-7 |
| Postal abbr. | NU |
| Postal code prefix | X |
| ISO 3166 code | CA-NU |
| Flouer | Purple Saxifrage[6] |
| Tree | n/a |
| Bird | Rock Ptarmigan[7] |
| Website | www |
| Rankins include aw provinces an territories | |
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 8 Februar 2017.
- ↑ "Population by year of Canada of Canada and territories". Statistics Canada. 26 September 2014. Archived frae the original on 19 Juin 2016. Retrieved 20 Mairch 2016.
- ↑ Nunavummiut, the plural demonym for residents o Nunavut, appears ootthrou the Govrenment o Nunavut wabsteid Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, proceedins o the Nunavut legislatur, an ensewhaur. Nunavut Housing Corporation Archived 2022-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Discussion Paper Released to Engage Nunavummiut on Development of Suicide Prevention Strategy. Alan Rayburn, previous heid o the Canadian Permanent Committee of Geographical Names, opined that: "Nunavut is still too young to have acquired [a gentilé], awtho 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.
- ↑ "Consolidation of (S.Nu. 2008,c.10) (NIF) Official Languages Act] and [http://www.gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/gnjustice2/justicedocuments/Consolidated%20Law/Current/635199485609218750-1283713084-consSNu2008c17.pdf Consolidation of Inuit Language Protection Act" (PDF). freemit airtin in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. 4 November 2010. Archived frae the original on 20 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 16 Februar 2011.
- ↑ "The Official Flower of Nunavut: Purple Saxifrage". Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. 2011. Archived frae the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 Julie 2011.
- ↑ "The Official Bird of Nunavut: The Rock Ptarmigan". Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. 2011. Archived frae the original on 8 Mey 2014. Retrieved 31 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Justice Canada (1993). "Nunavut Act". Retrieved 26 Apryle 2007.
- ↑ Justice Canada (1993). "Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act". Archived frae the original on 5 Juin 2011. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2007.
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