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Virginia vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 11.6 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 12.2 times larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 5.9 times (487%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.1 times (112%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 3,369 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 194.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Virginia's population density is 2,232.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Virginia Beach's population is 22.4 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 316.4 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 82 years.
Virginia vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 205.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Virginia and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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