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# Map of the Day: Political Map of Australia
- URL: https://goodoil.news/map-of-the-day-political-map-of-australia/
- Published: 2019-09-02T02:00:54.000Z
- Updated: 2019-09-01T04:18:21.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: AUS Politics, Politics, World, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

> The Australia Political Map shows the break-up of the island continent of Australia into **six states and two territories.**  
> **The states are:**  
>  
> 1\. New South Wales (NSW). Capital city: Sydney  
> 2\. Queensland (QLD). Capital city: Brisbane  
> 3\. Victoria (VIC). Capital city: Melbourne  
> 4\. Western Australia (WA). Capital city: Perth  
> 5\. South Australia (SA). Capital city: Adelaide  
> 6\. Tasmania (TAS). Capital city: Hobart  
>  
>  
> **The territories are:**  
> 1\. Northern Territory (NT). Capital city: Darwin  
> 2\. Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Capital city: Canberra

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