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Navajo Nation

Administration

Full name	Navajo Nation
Official name	Navajo Nation
Native name
Settlement type	Reservation
Anthem	none Dah Naatʼaʼí Sǫʼ bił Sinil used for some occasions
Established	June 1, 1868 (Treaty)
Expansions	1878 � 1930
Chapter system	1922
Tribal Council	1923
Government
Capital
Body	Navajo Nation Council
President	Ben Shelly
Vice-President	Rex Lee Jim
Geography
Total Area	27425 sq mi (71030.8 km2)
Demography
Total Population	173987 (2000)
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	MT/MDT (UTC)

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The Navajo Nation ( ) is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering 27425 sqmi (71030.4 km2), occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico. It is the largest land area assigned primarily to a Native American jurisdiction within the United States.

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