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Georgia vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 7.9 times (691%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 8.7 times (775%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.0 times (302%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.9 times (189%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 4,320 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia'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.
Georgia vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 247.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Georgia's population density is 1,937.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Atlanta's population is 25.6 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 315.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 82 years.
Georgia vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 238.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Georgia's.
Official Websites
Georgia official website · Northwest Territories official website
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