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Facts

Capital Iqaluit
Population (2021) 36,858; (2023 est.) 40,817
Date Of Admission 1999
Territorial Motto "Nunavut saginivut (Nunavut, our strength)"
Territorial Flower purple saxifrage
Seats In House Of Commons 1 (of 308)
Time Zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours)
Premier P.J. Akeeagok (no political affiliation)
Total Area (Sq Km) 2,093,190
Total Area (Sq Mi) 808,185

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tundra on Bathurst Island
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mountain peaks, Nunavut, Canada
Climate
caribou: migration
Inuit
Foxe Basin
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mountain peaks, Nunavut, Canada
Ellesmere Island
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Kazan River
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