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The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Despite its large areaover , making it the third largest Australian federal divisionit is sparsely populated. The Northern Territory's population of 244,000 (2016) makes it the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories, having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania.

The archaeological history of the Northern Territory begins over 40,000 years ago when Indigenous Australians settled the region. Makassan traders began trading with the indigenous people of the Northern Territory for trepang from at least the 18th century onwards. The coast of the territory was first seen by Europeans in the 17th century. The British were the first Europeans to attempt to settle the coastal regions. After three failed attempts to establish a settlement (18241828, 18381849, and 186466), success was achieved in 1869 with the establishment of a settlement at Port Darwin. Today the economy is based on tourism, especially Kakadu National Park in the Top End and the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock) in central Australia, and mining.

1. What is the article about?
2. Of what continent?
3. When does its time begin?
4. When did new people come?
5. From where?
6. What other areas are near by?
7. What bodies of water are near?
8. How many people live there?
9. Is it the largest area on the continent?
10. What is its rank?
11. What about rank in the number of people?
1. The Northern Territory
2. Australia
3. The archaeological history of the Northern Territory begins over 40,000 years ago
4. the 18th century onwards
5. unknown
6. Western Australia to the west South Australia to the south, and Queensland to the east
7. the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
8. 244,000
9. no
10. third
11. it's the least populous