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Northwest Territories summary
The Northwest Territories is a territory of Canada. Located in northern Canada, it borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon
to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, Alberta to the south, and Saskatchewan to
the southeast. It has an area of 1,140,835 square kilometres (440,479 sq mi) and a population of 41,464 as of the 2006 census, an increase
of 11.0% from 2001. Its capital has been Yellowknife since 1967.
Geographical features include the vast Great Bear and Great Slave Lakes, as well as the immense Mackenzie River and the canyons of the
Nahanni River, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Territorial islands in the Arctic Archipelago include Banks Island, Parry
Peninsula, Prince Patrick Island, and parts of Victoria Island and Melville Island. The highest point is Mount Nirvana near the border with
Yukon at elevation 2,773 metres (9,098 ft).
Northwest Territories economy
The territory enjoys vast geological resources including diamonds, gold, and natural gas. In particular, NWT diamonds are touted as an
ethical alternative that allays risks of supporting conflicts by purchasing blood diamonds. However, their exploitation has raised environmental
concerns, not least the potential havoc that a spill from tailings ponds could cause to unspoiled wilderness areas.
The vast natural resources and relatively low population give Northwest Territories the highest per capita GDP of all provinces or territorites
in Canada. In fact, its per capita GDP of C$97,923 would rank it first in the world if it were considered as its own country, well ahead of 2nd
place Luxembourg (at approximately C$83,000 (nominal GDP)).
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