Yukon Territory - Facts and Figures.

Yukon Territory - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Entry into federation Abbreviation Whitehorse June 13, 1898 YT LAND Total area Rank among provinces and territories in total area Land area 482,440 sq km 186,270 sq mi 9th 474,391 sq km 183,163 sq mi Highest point Mount Logan 5,959 m/19,551 ft Forested land as a share of land area 48 percent (2004) PEOPLE Population Rank among provinces and territories in population Population growth rate Population density 31,000 (2007 estimate) 12th 0.4 percent (2004-2005) 0.07 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 0.17 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urbanization 59 percent (2001) Largest cities (by population) Whitehorse Dawson 20,461 (2006) 1,327 (2006) Watson Lake 846 (2006) Haines Junction 589 (2006) Faro 341 (2006) Language groups Speakers of English 94.5 percent (2006) Speakers of French 1.8 percent (2006) Speakers of English and French Speakers of other languages 10.1 percent (2001) 0.3 percent (2001) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Health-care expenditure per capita Adult population with high school diploma 78.8 years (2003 estimate) 0 deaths per 1,000 live births (2005 estimate) 5,469 Canadian dollars (2004 estimate) 85 percent (2001 estimate) GOVERNMENT Provincial government Premier Legislature Dennis Fentie Legislative Assembly 18 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$1.5 billion (2006) 31,526 (2001 estimate) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.4 percent (2004) Industry Construction 9.4 percent (2004) Manufacturing 0.2 percent (2004) Mining Transportation and utilities 6 percent (2004) 4.4 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 19.3 percent (2004) G overnment 22.6 percent (2004) Retail trade 6.2 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 3.5 percent (2004) Other services Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate 28.2 percent (2004) 17,665 (2001) 11.6 percent (2001) Source Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca) Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.