One of the biggest pieces of territory in Australia is the Northern Territory which is also the federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions. It covers about one sixth of the Australian continent with an area of 1.35 million square kilometres which is equal to the combined areas of France, Spain and Italy. Northern territory has the fewest population mong the Australian states and territories. Its capital city is Darwin which is mainly known for its pristine scenic beauty.

As it used to be a part of New South Wales, it is still considered as a territory rather than a state. It shares borders with Western Australia in the west, South Australia in the south and Queensland in the east). To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

With a population of 229,675 it is the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories. The Northern Territory's population includes people of many ethnic backgrounds as well as those of aboriginal descent. In 1977, federal legislation enabled aboriginal descendants to claim the ownership of the vacant Crown land so that today Aboriginals dominate about 40 per cent of the Territory.

Northern Territory is a very rich in terms of the ancient history. The archaeological history of the Northern Territory begins over 40,000 years ago when Indigenous Australians settled in the region. They actually still live there. When the British entered to this area, they made some significant developments although they had to face a number of problems such as starvation and despair. However, after a long time of battling against the nature and surroundings it has come to be the present state.

Today, the economy is based on mining and tourism. The tourist attractions include Kakadu National Park in the Top End and the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock) in central Australia.

Until 1996 voluntary euthanasia was legal but later the Federal Parliament overturned the legislation.

Unlike other territories and states of Australia, The Northern Territory has two climate zones with distinctive natures. The northern end, including Darwin, has a tropical climate with high humidity and two seasons, the wet and dry season. During the dry season nearly every day is warm and sunny, and afternoon humidity averages around 30%. There is very little rainfall between May and September. June and July are really cold and the best time to visit the place is May. The other zone, the central region, is the desert centre of the country, which includes Alice Springs and Ayers Rock, and is semi-arid with little rain usually falling during the hottest months from October to March and this might be great safari options for the tourists.

Unfortunately, the Northern territory doesn't have so many universities except for the only one that is Charles Darwin University which was established in 1987. However, the territory has several primary and secondary schools which are either public or private.

Tourism is one of the Northern Territory's fastest-growing industries. In the recent years, visitor figures have increased by an average of eight per cent a year with the annual growth rate for overseas visitors was about 20 per cent. There are a number travel destinations or places to visit such as the Litchfield National Park Day Tour from Darwin, the Kakadu National Park and Katherine Camping Tour from Darwin, Kakadu, Nourlangie and Yellow Waters Tour with Optional Arnhem Land Flight and many more .