Northern Territory
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Nickname(s):
|
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Country | Australia |
Established by New South Wales | 1825 |
Transferred to South Australia | 1863 |
Transferred to Commonwealth | 1911 |
Responsible government | 1 July 1978 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Darwin 12°26′17″S 130°50′28″E / 12.43806°S 130.84111°E / -12.43806; 130.84111 |
Administration | 17 local government areas |
Common languages | |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Hugh Heggie | |
Lia Finocchiaro (CLP) | |
Legislature | Northern Territory Legislative Assembly |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of the Northern Territory |
Parliament of Australia | |
•
Senate
|
2 senators (of 76) |
2 seats (of 151) | |
Area | |
• Land
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1,347,791 km2 (520,385 sq mi) |
Highest elevation
(
Mount Zeil)
|
1,531 m (5,023 ft) |
Population | |
• December 2021 estimate
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249,345[3] (8th) |
• Density
|
0.19/km2 (0.5/sq mi) (8th) |
GSP | 2020 estimate |
• Total
|
AU$26.153 billion[4] (8th) |
• Per capita
|
AU$106,851 (2nd) |
HDI (2021) | 0.940[5] very high · 6th |
Time zone | UTC+09:30 (ACST) |
Postal abbreviation |
NT
|
ISO 3166 code | AU–NT |
Symbols | |
Bird | Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) |
Flower | Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)[6] |
Mammal | Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) |
Colour(s) | Black, white, and ochre[7] |
Website | nt |
Northern Territory
|
|
---|---|
Nickname(s):
|
|
Country | Australia |
Established by New South Wales | 1825 |
Transferred to South Australia | 1863 |
Transferred to Commonwealth | 1911 |
Responsible government | 1 July 1978 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Darwin 12°26′17″S 130°50′28″E / 12.43806°S 130.84111°E / -12.43806; 130.84111 |
Administration | 17 local government areas |
Common languages | |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Hugh Heggie | |
Lia Finocchiaro (CLP) | |
Legislature | Northern Territory Legislative Assembly |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of the Northern Territory |
Parliament of Australia | |
•
Senate
|
2 senators (of 76) |
2 seats (of 151) | |
Area | |
• Land
|
1,347,791 km2 (520,385 sq mi) |
Highest elevation
(
Mount Zeil)
|
1,531 m (5,023 ft) |
Population | |
• December 2021 estimate
|
249,345[3] (8th) |
• Density
|
0.19/km2 (0.5/sq mi) (8th) |
GSP | 2020 estimate |
• Total
|
AU$26.153 billion[4] (8th) |
• Per capita
|
AU$106,851 (2nd) |
HDI (2021) | 0.940[5] very high · 6th |
Time zone | UTC+09:30 (ACST) |
Postal abbreviation |
NT
|
ISO 3166 code | AU–NT |
Symbols | |
Bird | Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) |
Flower | Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)[6] |
Mammal | Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) |
Colour(s) | Black, white, and ochre[7] |
Website | nt |