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population statistics

Provincial Population - 41,400 (2002)
Population of Yellowknife - 16,541 (2002)
Males - 21,376 (2002)
Females - 20,027 (2002)
Ages 0-14 - 10,778 (2002)
Ages 15-64 - 28,770 (2002)
Ages 65+ - 2,700 (2002)


environmental statistics

Area km2 - 1,346,106
Land km2 - 1,183,085
Fresh Water km2 - 163,021
% of Canada - 13.5 %
Forest Land km2 - 614,400
Highest Point - 2,773 m
Snow Fall Yellowknife - 143.9 cm / year
Largest Lake - Great Bear - 31,328 km2


educational statistics

Eligible students - 43,150 (1996)
Full time students - 6,560 (1996)
Part time students - 1,815 (1996)
Immersion students - 395 (2000)
Average years of schooling - 10.9 (1996)
Secondary school Grads - 3,000 (1996)
Undergraduate degrees - 3,305 (1996)
Graduate degrees - 1,160 (1996)
Total Trades school diploma - 5,460 (1996)
Total Other diplomas - 6,055 (1996)
Total Bachelor degree - 3,215 (1996)
Total Medical degree - 90 (1996)
Total Masters degree - 790 (1996)
Total Doctorate degree - 85 (1996)

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The Northwest Territories is home to two of the world's largest lakes. Great Bear Lake (31328 km2), is the eighth largest while Great Slave Lake (28 568 km2) is the tenth largest.
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