Nunavut Key Facts

Location

Northern Canada.

Time

Eastern Standard Time GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).
Central Standard Time GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).
Mountain Standard Time GMT - 7 (GMT - 6 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November).

Area

1,932,255 sq km (746,048 sq miles).

Population

29,474 (official census 2006).

Population Density

0.02 per sq km.

Capital

Iqaluit. Population: 6,184 (2006).

Geography

Nunavut covers one-fifth of Canada, stretching from Ellesmere Island off Greenland's north coast to a border that runs north from the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border and then angles west to the Arctic coast near Amundsen Gulf. The mainland portion of the territory is an almost untouched wilderness, where the stark northern tundra changes into cliffs and plateaux along the Northwest Passage. To the north and east, the Arctic Islands are surrounded by pack ice for most of the year and the region extends to the glaciers, jagged mountains and fjords of the eastern shores of Baffin and Ellesmere Islands.

Language

Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), Inuktitut is an official language in Nunavut. English is commonly spoken throughout.
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