Sydney, located on the southeast coast of Australia, is the capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the largest and most populous city in Australia.
The coordinates of the city center are 33 51'south latitude and1510/2' east longitude. The metropolitan area of Greater Sydney is about 12368. 193 square kilometers, and the urban area of Sydney is about 1687 square kilometers, with a population of about 5.03 million (20 16). Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area consists of downtown Sydney and 33 suburbs.
During the period of 2065 438+02-2065 438+03, Sydney's GDP reached US$ 337.5 billion, which was known as the "new york" in the southern hemisphere. ? [1] Sydney has been rated as one of the most livable cities in the world by UN-Habitat for many years, and the seventh largest first-tier city in the world by GaWC on 20 18.
Sydney has a highly developed financial industry, manufacturing industry and tourism. Among them, the headquarters of the world's top multinational companies and domestic and foreign financial institutions are rooted in Sydney.
At the same time, Sydney is also home to the Australian Stock Exchange, Reserve Bank of Australia and Twentieth Century Fox Studio in the United States. Sydney is also the host city of many important international sports events. It has hosted 1938 Commonwealth Games, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and 2003 World Cup Rugby Games.
2. Melbourne
Melbourne, English, a coastal city in southern Australia, is the second largest city with an area of 88,365,438+0 square kilometers and a population of 5 million (2065,438+08). Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, a world-famous tourist city and a world-famous international metropolis.
Melbourne is the cultural and industrial center of Australia and the most famous cultural city in the southern hemisphere. It was named in memory of British Prime Minister william lamb, the second viscount of Melbourne. 1847, Queen Victoria of England announced the establishment of Melbourne City.
Is Melbourne the Commonwealth of Australia? The capital of Victoria, the urban green space rate is as high as 40%. Greater Melbourne covers an area of 3,400 square miles (8,806 square kilometers) and is one of the larger metropolitan areas in the southern hemisphere.
Melbourne's urban environment is very elegant. Won the UN Habitat Award and was named "the most livable city in the world" by The Economist magazine for many years.
Melbourne has the reputation of "Australia's cultural capital" and is also an internationally famous fashion capital. Its fashion culture, such as clothing, art, music, TV production, movies and dances, is world-renowned.
Melbourne is the first city in the southern hemisphere to host the Summer Olympics. The annual Australian Open, F 1 Racing Australia Sub-race and Melbourne Cup are all held in Melbourne?
3. Brisbane
Brisbane, also translated as Brisben, is the capital of Queensland and the third largest city in Australia.
Brisbane is located in the northeast of Australia, with Sunshine Coast in the north and Gold Coast in the south. With a population of over 265,438+million, the Capital Region is the third largest city in Australia, next only to Sydney and Melbourne.
Brisbane is a rapidly developing city, among which Brisbane's technical quadrangles are particularly famous and have great influence in the world.
Brisbane is close to the Pacific Ocean and borders tasman sea to the east. It is a city that develops inland from the coastline, rivers and ports to the west.
Its city center is located on the Brisbane River, which is the main axis of the state's politics and transportation, and then extends north and south. Brisbane's domestic and international airports and international seaports are located on both sides of the Brisbane estuary.
4. New South Wales
New South Wales is located in the southeast of Australia, bordering the Pacific Ocean in the east, Queensland in the north and Victoria in the south. It is the earliest British colony in Australia and the state with the largest population and the highest level of industrialization and urbanization in Australia.
Geographically, it can be divided into coastal lowlands, great watershed and western plain. Sydney Harbour is rich in mineral resources, forest resources and tourism resources, and is one of the largest natural seaports in the world.
Agriculture and animal husbandry are developed, and agricultural and livestock products occupy an important position in Australia. There are many industrial sectors, the iron and steel industry is the most prominent, and the machinery manufacturing industry and textile industry are developed. The major cities are Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong.
5. Victoria
Victoria is located on the southeast coast of the Australian mainland, adjacent to South Australia and New South Wales in the northwest, and is the smallest continental state in Australia.
The northeast is a mountainous area with towering peaks, with an altitude of 65,438+0,000m to 2,000m. There are vast forests, many caves and lakes in the southeast, and vast hills and grasslands in the west, which is called the "Garden State".
Known as "the epitome of Australia", it is a traditional economic state in Australia, and it is also the state with the densest population, the highest degree of industrialization and the most developed agricultural and animal husbandry production in Australia.
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