Northren Territory

The Northren Territory is a federal territory o Australie, occupyin hintle o the centre o the mainland continent, as well as the central northren regions. It shares borders wi Wastren Australie tae the wast (129t meridian east), Sooth Australie tae the sooth (26t parallel sooth), an Queensland tae the east (138t meridian east).

Northren Territory
Flag Coat o airms
Slogan or elk-name	The Territory; The Top End
Ither Australie states an territories
Coordinates	20°S 133°E / -20; 133
Caipital ceety	Darwin
Demonym	Northren Territorian, Territorian
Govrenment	Constitutional monarchy
• Admeenistrator	John Hardy
• Chief Meenister	Michael Gunner (ALP)
Australie territory
• Established bi NSW	1825
• Transferred tae Sooth Australie	1862
• Transferred tae Commonweel	1911
• Dissolvit	1927
• Reformit	1931
• Responsible    govrenment	1978
Aurie
• Total	1,420,970 km² (3rd) 548,640 sq mi
• Laund	1,349,129 km² 520,902 sq mi
• Watter	71,839 km² (5.06%) 27,737 sq mi
Population (2016)
• Population	244,000 (8t)
• Densitie	0.18/km² (8t) 0.5 /sq mi
Elevation
• Heichest point	Mount Zeil 1,531 m (5,023 ft)
Gross territorial product (2014–15)
• Product ($m)	$22,450 (8t)
• Product per caipita	$92,107 (2nt)
Time zone(s)	UTC+9:30 (ACST) (does no observe DST)
Federal representation
• Hoose seats	2/150
• Senate seats	2/76
Abbreviations
• Postal	NT
• ISO 3166-2	AU-NT
Emblems
• Floral	Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum)
• Ainimal	Reid kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
• Bird	Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)
• Colours	Black, white, an ochre
Wabsteid	www.nt.gov.au

Tae the north, the territory is bordered bi the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea an the Gulf o Carpentarie. Despite its muckle aurie—ower 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi), makin it the third mucklest Australian federal diveesion—it is spairsely populatit. Wi a population o 229,675 it is the least populous o Australie's aicht major states an territories.