<P> The Northern Territory ( abbreviated as NT ) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia . It shares borders with Western Australia to the west ( 129th meridian east ) , South Australia to the south ( 26th parallel south ) , and Queensland to the east ( 138th meridian east ) . To the north , the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea , the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria . Despite its large area -- over 1,349,129 square kilometres ( 520,902 sq mi ) , making it the third largest Australian federal division -- it is sparsely populated . The Northern Territory 's population of 244,000 ( 2016 ) makes it the least populous of Australia 's eight major states and territories , having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania . </P>
<P> The Northern Territory ( abbreviated as NT ) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia . It shares borders with Western Australia to the west ( 129th meridian east ) , South Australia to the south ( 26th parallel south ) , and Queensland to the east ( 138th meridian east ) . To the north , the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea , the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria . Despite its large area -- over 1,349,129 square kilometres ( 520,902 sq mi ) , making it the third largest Australian federal division -- it is sparsely populated . The Northern Territory 's population of 244,000 ( 2016 ) makes it the least populous of Australia 's eight major states and territories , having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania . </P>
what is the population of northern territory 2017
what is the population of northern territory 2017
244,000
244,000