About Nunavut:
In 1999 Nunavut became the largest and newest territory in Canada. Formed from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, this huge Canadian Arctic territory has only 25,000 residents, about 80 percent of whom are Inuit.
Location of Nunavut:
- north of Manitoba, and with the Northwest Territories and Arctic Ocean on the West and Hudson's Bay, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay on the east, Nunavut extends to the North Pole, and includes most of Canada's Arctic islands, including Ellesmere, Baffin, Devon, Prince of Wales, Southampton, and Coats islands.
- see map of Nunavut
Area of Nunavut:
2,093,190 sq. km (808,185 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Population of Nunavut:
29,474 (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census)
Capital City of Nunavut:
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Date Nunavut Became a Territory of Canada:
April 1, 1999
Government of Nunavut:
Nunavut has a consensus form of government within the Canadian parliamentary system. Members of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly are elected on an individual rather than a party basis. After a general election, the 19 elected members select a premier and cabinet ministers. The premier assigns portfolios to the cabinet ministers.
Last Nunavut Territory Election:
October 27, 2008
Premier of Nunavut:
Main Nunavut Industries:
Mining, resource development, tourism
