Oz States and Territories

Numbers, facts, figures and stuff regarding Australia's eight states and territories.

To get the ball rolling, here's a map of Oz:

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This shows the state / territory boundaries (except for the A.C.T.'s), the capital cities and some other major cities and regional centres. There are 6 states and 2 territories. These are:

New South Wales (N.S.W.)
Queensland (Qld.)
Victoria (Vic.)
South Austrtalia (S.A.)
Western Australia (W.A.)
Tasmania (Tas.)
Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.)
Northern Territory (N.T.)

New South Wales (N.S.W.)

State capital is Sydney
Other major cities are Newcastle, Wollongong, Queanbeyan.
Most populus of all states and territories.
Weather varies with location: cold in the Blue Mountains and skifields, warmer at costal regions.
Summer temperatures: 15 to 35 degrees Celcius (costal), 5 to 35 degrees Celcius (mountains).
Winter temperatures: 0 to 20 degrees Celcius, -15 to 5 degrees Celcius (mountains).
N.S.W. contains the Riverina district, a large aricultural area.
Produces fruit, wheat, wool, silver.

Queensland (Qld.)

State capital is Brisbane
Other cities include Rockhampton, Cairns and Townsville.
Second largest state.
Weather is warm to tropical.
Summer temperatures: 25 to 40 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: 5 to 25 degrees Celcius.
Produces lots of tropical fruits due to warm climate, popular holiday destination for the same reason.
Produces sheep, cattle, fruit, sugar, coal.

Victoria (Vic.)

State capital is Melbourne.
Other cities are Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
Second smallest state, second most populus.
Weather is notoriously rainy and generally cool climate.
Summer temperatures: 15 to 35 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: -5 to 15 degrees Celcius.
Often known as the cultural centre of Oz.
Produces wines, high - tech goods, manufactured goods and timber.

South Austrtalia (S.A.)

State capital is Adelaide.
Other cities include Heidelburg, Mount Gambier and Whyalla
High european influence.
Weather is "average" to hot.
Summer temperatures: 15 to 45 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: -5 to 25 degrees Celcius.
Large portion of the state is desert or semi - arid.
Produces wines, sheep and wheat.

Western Australia (W.A.)

State capital is Perth
Other cties are Freemantle and Kalgoorlie
Largest of all states and territories.
Weather is hot and tropical. Prone to costal cyclones.
Summer temperatures: 15 to 40 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: 5 to 25 degrees Celcius.
Largely desert, lowest population density of any state / tertitory.
Produces cattle, sheep, fish, oil, minerals and natural gas.

Tasmania (Tas.)

Capital is Hobart.
Other major city is Launceston.
Smallest of all states.
Weather is mostly cold.
Summer temperatures: 10 to 30 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: -10 to 15 degrees Celcius.
Large portion is National Park or other wilderness area.
Produces wines, fine foods and fish.

Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.)

Territory capital is Canberra (also the national capital)
No other cities
Smallest of all states and territories.
Weather is very "flexible", i.e. cold, windy and hailing followed by hot sunshine followed by a thunderstorm.
Summer temperatures: 15 to 35 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: -5 to 15 degrees Celcius.
1/3 of the A.C.T. is taken up by Namadgi National Park.
Produces wines and high - tech goods.

Northern Territory (N.T.)

Territory capital is Darwin
Other major city is Alice Springs
Larger of the two territories.
Weather is hot and dry.
Summer temperatures: 25 to 45 degrees Celcius.
Winter temperatures: 15 to 25 degrees Celcius.
Approx 80% desert.
Produces minerals, uranium and cattle.