General Information
Area: 1,730,650 sq km (668,207 sq miles).
Population: 3,597,200 (official estimate 2000).
Population Density: 2.1 per sq km.
Capital: Brisbane. Population: 1,601,400 (official estimate 1999).
GEOGRAPHY: Two-and-a-half times the size of Texas or seven times the size of the United Kingdom, Queensland, more than half of which lies above the Tropic of Capricorn, is known as the ‘Sunshine State’. Within its borders are the Great Barrier Reef, numerous resort islands, kilometres of golden sandy beaches, national park forests, vast plains, lush rainforests, forested mountains and extensive wilderness areas.
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