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North Carolina vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 9.4 times (839%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 9.7 times (866%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 5.1 times (408%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.0 times (103%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 2,424 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). North Carolina's population is 244.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. North Carolina's population density is 2,272.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Charlotte's population is 46.4 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 141.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 81 years.
North Carolina vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 228.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than North Carolina's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.