The Navajo Nation, the Diné, as many prefer to call themselves, is an American Indian territory covering about 17,544,500 acres (71,000 km2; 27,413 sq mi), occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico in the United States.
This is the largest land area retained by an indigenous tribe in the United States. In May 2021, the total population of Navajo tribal members has increased. Navajo Nation’s official enrollment is 399,494. Its the largest indigenous tribal community in the United States.
By area, the Navajo Nation is larger than ten U.S. states – West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island – and the territory of Puerto Rico, and is less than one percent shy of being equal to the combined area of the last five (New Hampshire through Rhode Island).
The Navajo Nation has nearly 400,000 tribal members, making it one of the two largest of the 567 federally recognized tribes in the United States along with the Cherokee Nation.