Nunavut is Canada's newest and largest territory, created in 1999 as part of an Indigenous land claim settlement. It is the only jurisdiction in North America with an Inuit majority population.
Quick Facts
CapitalIqaluit
CodeNU
Joined Canada1999
Population40,000
Area2,093,190 km²
🌸 FlowerPurple Saxifrage
🐦 BirdRock Ptarmigan
🌲 TreeNone designated
💡 Nunavut covers 20% of Canada's total land area but has fewer people than most small Canadian towns.