Northern Territory: an overview
Although the Northern Territory (NT) is the third largest state in terms of land size for the whole of Australia, the population is only 215,000, making it the least populated state of the whole of Australia. The climate is mainly tropical and largely desert. However, due to its beautiful, sun-burnt orange landscape, it attracts a large number of tourists. The highly distinguishable 'wet' and 'dry' seasons, with sometimes extreme humidity levels in the summer wet season, make it important for tourists to plan when in the year they will
travel Northern Territory, and try and opt for the winter dry season, when the weather is a lot easier to tolerate.
The capital of the Northern Territory is Darwin, with other major towns including Katherine, Alice Springs, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek. Katherine has approximately 10,000 people, and has the third largest population after Darwin and Alice Springs. The main industry in Katherine is farming. Darwin has a population of 110,000 people, making it the city with the highest population in the Northern Territory. The two largest areas of the economy are mining and tourism, with mining and energy industry production providing over $2.5 billion per annum. These industries are making Darwin one of the fastest growing capital cities with an annual growth rate of 2.6% (2006 consensus). Alice Springs, with about 27,000 people, is the second largest city. The temperature of this city can vary by up to 28 degrees Celsius, with temperatures in the high thirties in summer, and about 7 degrees in the winter.
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