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Land areas of States and Territories

Covering a total area of 7.69 million squarekilometers, mainland Australia is the worldslargestisland - but smallest continent.

Australia is the world's sixth largest country,after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil. Inaddition to the mainland, Australia is surrounded bymany thousands of small fringing islands andnumerous larger ones, which, overall, amount to anarea half the size of Tasmania.
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Australia comprises six states and various territories;the Australian mainland is made up of five states and threeterritories (including small, somewhat anomalous Jervis BayTerritory), with the sixth island state of Tasmania to the south

of the mainland. In addition, there are six island territories,known as external territories. Australia also claims partof Antarctica as the Australian Antarctic Territory.


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Australia is divided into six states and twoterritories.

Canberra is the national capital and thecentre of government. It is locatedapproximately 290 kilometres south ofSydney in the Australian Capital

Territory (ACT). Canberra lies on theancient lands of the Indigenous Ngunnawalpeople, and its name is thought to meanmeeting place, from the Aboriginal word

Kamberra. It is home to importantnational institutions, including theAustralian Parliament and the High Courtof Australia.
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New South Wales is Australias oldest and mostpopulated state. It was originally settled as a penal

colony on the shores of Port Jackson where thebustling capital city of Sydney now stands. Morethan a third of Australians live in New SouthWales, and Sydney is the nationslargest city.
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Victoria is the smallest of the mainlandstates in size but the second most

populated. Melbourneis the capital and isAustralias second most populated city.During the gold rush of the 1850s, it became

one of the world's largest and wealthiestcities. Melbourne is sometimes referred toas the "cultural capital of Australia" and isthe birthplace of Australian film, television,art, dance and music. Victoriansenthusiasm for sport is also legendary andthis is where Australian Rules

footballbegan.
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Queensland is Australias second-largest statein size. The state capital is Brisbane, the thirdmost populated city in Australia.

Queenslanders enjoy more winter sunshine andwarmth than most other Australian states andits perfect for all types of outdoor activitiesand water sports. Queensland is also home to

the world famous Great Barrier Reefas well asfive World Heritage listed areas.
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South Australia is a state in thesouthern central part of the country

which covers some of the most aridparts of the continent. It is the fourthlargest of Australia's states and shares itsborders with all of the mainland statesand the Northern Territory. The statecapital isAdelaide, the fifth-largest city

in Australia. South Australia has athriving arts scene and is sometimesknown as the FestivalState,with morethan 500 festivals taking place thereevery year.
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Western Australia is Australias largest state by area.About three-quarters of the states population live in the

capitalPerth, which is the fourth most populated city inAustralia. The east of the state is mostly desert while to thewest the state is bound by almost 13000 kilometres ofpristine coastline. In the 1890s gold was discovered andmining is still one of the statesbiggest industries.
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Tasmania is separated frommainland Australia by Bass

Strait and is the smallest statein Australia. Thecapital, Hobart, was foundedin 1804 as a penal colony, and is

Australia's second oldest capitalcity after Sydney. One-fifth ofTasmania is covered by nationalparks and wilderness areas. It

is one of the world's mostmountainous islands whosegeology reflects Australiasconnection millions of years

ago with Antarctica.
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Cities & Towns

Australia is a highly industrialized country. It is asafe country any traveler should choose to visit.

Australian cities and towns have lot of things tooffer all year round, too. They have beautiful

scenery, pristine beaches, botanical gardens andwonderful natural resources for people to exploreand appreciate.

Most popular cities in Australia includesMelbourne, Sydney, Perth, Cairns, Alice Springs,

Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra. These cities areoften chosen on any travel tour.


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Melbourne


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Sydney


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Perth


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Cairns


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Alice Springs


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Brisbane


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Canberra

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