| AREA |
2400
sq km (1511 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
304,000 (1995). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
126.7 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Canberra (also national
capital). |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
325,400 (1993). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Canberra is located
in the Australian Capital Territory on the
western slopes of the Great Dividing Range,
and was conceived in the early 1900s in
order to create a capital city in a federal
State separate from any of the uniting States.
Spectacular green countryside is ringed
by mountains nearly 600m (2000ft) above
sea level. Lake Burley-Griffin, a man-made
lake, is the main feature of this constantly
expanding modern capital. Hills, trees and
greenery remain prominent among the architecture
of a city that is attractive, tidy, spacious
and efficient as befits the national capital
city. |
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| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 10 (GMT + 11
from last Sunday in October to first Saturday
in March). |
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