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District of Columbia vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 12,253.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 11,825.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 162.5 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 110.7 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 8,154 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- District of Columbia's population is 17.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- District of Columbia's population density is 114,935.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Washington's population is 94.5 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 209 years.
District of Columbia vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- District of Columbia's economic output is 45.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (163%) higher than Nunavut's.
Official Websites
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