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Virginia vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 13.2 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 12.2 times larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 4.9 times (390%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Rogers is 706 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Virginia's population is 33.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Virginia's population density is 446.4 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 40.4 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 123 years.
Virginia vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 34.0 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Virginia and Northern Territory have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Virginia official website · Northern Territory official website
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