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Western Australia

State flag ( In detail)

Coat of Arms ( In detail)

Capital

Perth

Governor

HE Lieutenant General John Sanderson

Premier

Dr Geoff Gallop

Area
— Land
— Marine
— Total


2 529 875 km˛
115 740 km˛
2 645 615 km˛

Population
Density

1 952 280 (2003)
0.77/km˛

Time zone

UTC+8

Highest point

Mt Meharry (1 253 m)

ISO 3166-2ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. It is a geocode system created for coding the names of subdivisions of countries ( subnational entities) and dependent areas. The purpose of the standard is to establish a worldwide series of short a code:

AU-WA

Western Australia is AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count's largest stateThis article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see state (disambiguation). In international law and international relations, a state is a political entity possessing sovereignty, i. not being subject to any higher polit, covering the westernmost third of the mainland, bordering South AustraliaSouth Australia State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Adelaide Governor HE Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann Area — Land — Marine — Total 983 482 km˛ 60 032 km˛ 1 043 514 km˛ Population (2002) Density 1 522 500 1. 55/km˛ Time z and the Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory Territory flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Darwin Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin Area — Land — Marine — Total 1 349 129 km˛ 71 839 km˛ 1 420 968 km˛ Population (2002) Density 197 700 0. 15/km˛ Time.

1 Geography

The state capital is the city of Perth on the south-western coastline; the centre of a metropolitan area which is home to almost three quarters of the state's residents. The Perth metropolitan area has grown to include the port of Fremantle and the towns of Rockingham and Mandurah. Other important or well-known centres include Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Albany, Geraldton, Port Hedland and Broome, but these are all small cities or towns. The south-west coastal area is relatively temperate and forested, while much of the rest of the state is hot and semi-arid or desert, and is lightly inhabited. An exception to this is the northern tropical regions, especially The Kimberley.





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