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Virginia vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 18.9 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 18.9 times larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 9.5 times (847%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 2.8 times (185%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 2,854 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 212.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Virginia's population density is 2,232.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Virginia Beach's population is 61.2 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 211 years.
Virginia vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 185.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Virginia's.
Official Websites
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