Yukon

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The Yukon is a territory of Canada, north of British Columbia, west of the Northwest Territories, and east of the American state of Alaska. Its population is 31,000. Most of the territory's people live in the capital of Whitehorse. Many of the people are native Canadians (First Nations).

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Yukon
Ųųg Han  (Gwichʼin)
Chu Nìikwän  (Southern Tutchone)
Coat of arms of Yukon
Coordinates: 63°00′00″N 135°00′00″W
CountryCanada
ConfederationJune 13, 1898 (9th)
CapitalWhitehorse
Largest cityWhitehorse
Largest metroWhitehorse
Government
  CommissionerAngélique Bernard
  PremierSandy Silver (Liberal)
LegislatureYukon Legislative Assembly
Federal representationParliament of Canada
House seats1 of 338 (0.3%)
Senate seats1 of 105 (1%)
Area
  Total482,443 km2 (186,272 sq mi)
  Land474,391 km2 (183,163 sq mi)
  Water8,052 km2 (3,109 sq mi)  1.7%
  RankRanked 9th
 4.8% of Canada
Population
 (2016)
  Total35,874 [1]
  Estimate 
(2020 Q4)
42,176 [2]
  RankRanked 13th
  Density0.08/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
DemonymsYukoner
FR: Yukonnais(e)
Official languages
  • English
  • French[3]
(ambiguous status)
GDP
  Rank13th
  Total (2017)C$3.089 billion[4]
  Per capitaC$75,141 (3rd)
HDI
  HDI (2018)0.908[5]Very high (5th)
Time zoneUTC−07:00
Postal abbr.
YT
Postal code prefix
Y
ISO 3166 codeCA-YT
FlowerFireweed
TreeSubalpine fir[6]
BirdCommon raven
Rankings include all provinces and territories
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The Yukon became a territory in 1898. It was part of the Northwest Territories from 1870 to 1898. Many people came to live in the Yukon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the 1890s.

Mount Logan, at 5959 metres above sea level, is Canada's highest mountain.

The most important industry in the Yukon is mining.

References

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