Northwast Territories

The Northwast Territories (, NWT, , ,  ) is ane o three federal territories o Canadae. The Northwast Territories entered the Canadian Confederation 15 Julie 1870, but the current borders wur formit 1 Aprile 1999, wi the creation o Nunavut.

It haed a population o 41,462 as o the 2011 census, showin little chynge frae the 2006 census.

In 1967, as a result o recommendations bi the Carrothers Commission, Yellowknife became the caipital.

While neebourin Nunavut is maistly Airctic tundra, the Northwast Territories haes a slichtly wairmer climate an is maistly boreal forest (taiga), although aboot hauf o the territory is north o the tree line.

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