Yukon is a territory of Canada, established in 1898. The population of Yukon Territory is 29,960. By area, Yukon Territory accounts for 4.8 percent of Canada�s landmass, or 483,450 square kilometres.
While not constitutionally equal to a province, Yukon provides many provincial-like services to the community, such as control of public lands, forests and mineral resources. The legislative assembly of Yukon consists of 18 elected members. |