General Information
Area: 801,640 sq km (309,417 sq miles).
Population: 6,502,600 (official estimate 2000).
Population Density: 8.1 per sq km.
Capital: Sydney. Population: 4,041,400 (official estimate 1999).
GEOGRAPHY: The landscape ranges from the subtropical north to the Snowy Mountains in the south, which contain Australia’s highest point, Mount Kosciuscko. There are over 1300km (800 miles) of coastline with golden beaches, and picturesque waterways and rivers include the 1900-km (1200-mile) Murray River.
Time: GMT + 10 (GMT + 11 from last Sunday in October to first Saturday in March) except in the Broken Hill Area which keeps GMT + 9.5.
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