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Квинсленд (Queensland) - State in northeastern Australia. In the north of the state washed by the Gulf of Carpentaria and Coral Sea Pacific Ocean, in the East - Pacific Ocean. In southern Queensland is bordered by New South Wales, in the west - Northern Territory and South Australia.

Population 3,94 million,most of the state's population lives in South-East Queensland, which include the capital of Brisbane, Logan-City, Redland City, Ipswich, Toowoomba, as well as the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. The other important regional centers: Кэрнс, Townsville, Mackay, Rokgempton, Bundaberg, Harvey Bay, Ingham and Mount Isa..

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Южная Австралия (South Australia) - Staff at the center of the southern part of Australia. The population of the State of 1.5 million people. The area is located on state lands driest continent, and its total area 984,377 square kilometers, making it the fourth largest Australian state. In the west, bordered by Western Australia, on the north - Northern Territory and Квинслендом, on the east - Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. On the southern side bordering the Great Australian Bight and the Southern Ocean, which protrude into the peninsula Eyre, York and Floro.

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Тасмания (Tasmania) - Australian state, located on the same island in the 240 km south of mainland Australia, and separated from it by Bass Strait. administration also extends to the next island (King, Flinders and others) Macquarie Island and the remote. The area of ​​the state - 68 332 Km., population - 494 520 person.

Most of the residents – Anglo-Australians (more 80%). This is a nation formed mainly descendants of immigrants from Britain and Ireland. They are used to measure its history in 1788 year, When we stopped at the island of the first colonists. About 1% – Aborigines, indigenous people of Tasmania (Australoid Race). Considered, that they live on an island near the 40 Thd. Years. Also there is the Chinese, Indians and other ethnic.

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