Victoria
Appearance
Victoria | |||||
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Slogan or elk-name | The Garden State The Place to Be The Education State | ||||
Motto(s) | Peace and Prosperity | ||||
![]() Ither Australie states an territories | |||||
Caipital ceety | Melbourne | ||||
Demonym | Victorian | ||||
Govrenment | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
• Govrenor | Linda Dessau | ||||
• Premier | Daniel Andrews (ALP) | ||||
Australie state | |||||
• Colony established | 1851 | ||||
• Responsible govrenment | 1856 | ||||
• Federation | 1901 | ||||
• Australie Act | 3 Mairch 1986 | ||||
Aurie | |||||
• Total | 237,639 km² (6t) 91,753 sq mi | ||||
• Laund | 227,420 km² 87,807 sq mi | ||||
• Watter | 10,213 km² (4.3%) 3,943 sq mi | ||||
Population (Mairch 2016)[1] | |||||
• Population | 6,039,100 (2nt) | ||||
• Densitie | 26.55/km² (2nt) 68.8 /sq mi | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• Heichest point | Mount Bogong 1,986 m (6,516 ft) | ||||
Gross state product (2014–15) | |||||
• Product ($m) | $370,504[2] (2nt) | ||||
• Product per caipita | $54,774 (6t) | ||||
Time zone(s) | UTC 10 (AEST) UTC 11 (AEDT) | ||||
Federal representation | |||||
• Hoose seats | 37/150 | ||||
• Senate seats | 12/76 | ||||
Abbreviations | |||||
• Postal | VIC | ||||
• ISO 3166-2 | AU-VIC | ||||
Emblems | |||||
• Floral | Pink heath[3] | ||||
• Ainimal | Leadbeater's possum | ||||
• Bird | Helmetit honeyeater | ||||
• Fish | Weedy seadragon | ||||
• Mineral or gemstane | Gowd[4] | ||||
• Colours | Navy blue an siller[5] | ||||
Wabsteid | www |
Victoria (abbreviatit as Vic.) is a state in the sootheast o Austrailie. Geografically the smawest mainland state, Victoria is bordered bi New Sooth Wales tae the north, the Tasman Sea tae the east, the Bass Strait an Tasmanie tae the sooth,[note 1] an Sooth Australie tae the wast. Australie's maist densely-populatit state, maist o Victoria's population is concentratit in the aurie surroondin Port Phillip, includin the caipital an lairgest ceety, Melbourne, which is Australie's seicont-lairgest ceety oweraw an aw.
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Due tae a previous surveyin error, Victoria an Tasmanie share a laund border on Boundary Islet. At 85 metre (93 yd) in length, the border is the smawest atween ony Australie state or territory.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "3101.0 – Australian Demographic Statistics, Sep 2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ 5220.0 – Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2010–11.
- ↑ "Floral Emblem of Victoria". www.anbg.gov.auhi. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2008.
- ↑ "Victorian Symbols and Emblems". Department of premier and cabinet. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 Mey 2013.
- ↑ "Victoria". Parliament@Work. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 Januar 2013.