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[[Australia]]'s largest state covering the westernmost third of the mainland, bordering [[South Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]]. |
'''Western Australia''' is [[Australia]]'s largest state, covering the westernmost third of the mainland, bordering [[South Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]]. |
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The state capital is the city of [[Perth]] (population 1.5 million) on the south-western coastline, in whose metropolitan area a majority of the state's residents reside. Other centers include [[Kalgoorlie]], [[Broome]], [[Bunbury]] and [[Albany]] but they are really only medium-sized towns. The south-west coastal area is relatively temperate and forested, while the rest of the state is arid and lightly inhabited, becoming steadily warmer on its northern and north-western coastline. |
The state capital is the city of [[Perth]] (population 1.5 million) on the south-western coastline, in whose metropolitan area a majority of the state's residents reside. Other centers include [[Kalgoorlie]], [[Broome]], [[Bunbury]] and [[Albany]] but they are really only medium-sized towns. The south-west coastal area is relatively temperate and forested, while the rest of the state is arid and lightly inhabited, becoming steadily warmer on its northern and north-western coastline. |
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Revision as of 23:56, 17 June 2002
Western Australia is Australia's largest state, covering the westernmost third of the mainland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory.
The state capital is the city of Perth (population 1.5 million) on the south-western coastline, in whose metropolitan area a majority of the state's residents reside. Other centers include Kalgoorlie, Broome, Bunbury and Albany but they are really only medium-sized towns. The south-west coastal area is relatively temperate and forested, while the rest of the state is arid and lightly inhabited, becoming steadily warmer on its northern and north-western coastline.
Western Australia's economy is supported primarily by various mining industries, as well as some agriculture (notably large-scale beef farming) and forestry in the south-west. Talk