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The Northern Territory is a large federal territory in Australia, located in the central and central northern regions. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west, South Australia to the south, and Queensland to the east.
Spanning over 1.42 million square kilometres, it represents about one sixth of Australia's total area, making it the third largest Australian division after Western Australia and Queensland. Despite its vast size, the Northern Territory is least populated of all the country's states and territories, with the majority of its over 240,000 residents living in the capital city, Darwin.
The Northern Territory is renowned for its tropical climate and its two distinctive seasons: the wet and the dry season. Its topography is diverse and features natural wonders like the red sandy deserts of its central region, vast floodplains in its far north, and iconic landmarks like the Kakadu National Park, Uluru/Ayers Rock and the Kata Tjuta rock formations.
Its economy is largely reliant on tourism and mining. Aboriginal Australians constitute approximately a quarter of the Northern Territory's population and it is rich in Indigenous culture and history, holding some of the oldest examples of rock art in the world.
English is predominantly spoken in the Northern Territory, with Aboriginal languages also being spoken by a proportion of the Indigenous communities. It became self-governing in 1978, with its government exercising similar responsibilities that the states have. Despite this, there are ongoing discussions and debates concerning the potential for the Northern Territory to achieve full statehood.