Northern Territory

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The Northern Territory is a vast, sparsely populated federal territory in central and northern Australia known for its desert landscapes, tropical climate, and iconic natural landmarks such as Uluru and Kakadu National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal territory of Australia
first-level administrative division of Australia
borders Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
bordersBodyOfWater Arafura Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria
Timor Sea
callingCode +61
capital Darwin
climate arid in the south
tropical in the north
continent Australia
country Australia
currency Australian dollar
doesNotObserve daylight saving time
drivingSide left
hasCity Alice Springs
Darwin
hasIndigenousLanguageGroups many Aboriginal Australian languages
hasIndigenousPeople Aboriginal Australians
Torres Strait Islanders
hasLandmark Devils Marbles
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
surface form: Kata Tjuta

Katherine Gorge
Kings Canyon
Uluru
hasProtectedArea Kakadu National Park
Litchfield National Park
Nitmiluk National Park
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
hasRegion Arnhem Land
MacDonnell Ranges
Alice Springs
surface form: Red Centre

Top End
hasSeason dry season
wet season
hasTown Katherine
Nhulunbuy
Tennant Creek
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
headOfStateRepresentativeTitle Administrator of the Northern Territory
internetTLD Australia
surface form: .au
ISO3166-2Code Northern Territory self-linksurface differs
surface form: AU-NT
largestCity Darwin
legislature Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
locatedIn Central Australia
surface form: central Australia

northern Australia
locatedInTimeZone Australian Central Standard Time
officialLanguage English
seatOfGovernment Darwin
UTCOffset +09:30

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ACDT usedInRegion Northern Territory
this entity surface form: Northern Territory (some local variations historically)
ACST usedInStateOrTerritory Northern Territory