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General Information Area 227,600 sq km (141,000 sq miles). Population 4,765,900 (official estimate 2000). Population Density 21.0 per sq km. Capital Melbourne. Population: 3,466,000 (official estimate 2000). Geography Victoria is Australia’s most diverse state and its major agricultural and industrial producer. Located in the southeast, bordered by South Australia and New South Wales, its landscape consists of mountains, rainforests, deserts, snowfields, beaches, vineyards, wheatlands and market gardens. The Australian Alps are only three hours away from Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road to South Australia is a day’s drive. Victoria has 32 national parks, amounting to a third of Australia’s total. Time GMT + 10 (GMT + 11 from third Sunday in October to third Saturday in March). |