Northwest Territories - Facts and Figures.

Northwest Territories - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Abbreviation Yellowknife July 15, 1870 NT LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 1,346,110 sq km 519,734 sq mi 3rd 1,183,085 sq km 456,792 sq mi Highest point Mount Nirvana 2,773 m/9,098 ft Forested land as a share of land area 28 percent PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 42,600 (2007 estimate) 11th 0.3 percent (2004-2005) 0.04 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 0.09 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 58 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Yellowknife 18,700 (2006) Hay River 3,648 (2006) I nuvik 3,484 (2006) Fort Smith 2,364 (2006) Fort Rae 1,552 (2001) Language groups Speakers of English 89.6 percent (2006) Speakers of French 1.1 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French 8.4 percent (2001) Speakers of other languages 1 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 74.7 years (2003 estimate) 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 6,833 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 78 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Joseph Handley Legislative Assembly 19 members National representation Members of the Canadian Senate 1 Members of the Canadian House of Commons 1 ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in Canadian dollars) Income per capita C$4.2 billion (2006) 36,645 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.5 percent (2004) Industry Construction 8.7 percent (2004) Manufacturing 0.2 percent (2004) Mining 53.5 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 4.8 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 9.5 percent (2004) G overnment 9.7 percent (2004) Retail trade 1.7 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 1.2 percent (2004) Other services Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 10.1 percent (2004) 20,425 (2001) 9.5 percent (2001) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.