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Nunavut

Nun·a·vut [ nnə vt ] territory created in northern Canada in 1999, replacing the central and eastern part of the Northwest Territories. It is a homeland for the Inuit people (the name means "our land" in Inuit).
Capital: Iqaluit.
Population: 28,700 (2002).
Area: 2,093,190 sq km (808,185 sq mi.) 
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