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Wastren Australie or Wastren Austrailie (Inglis: Western Australia) is a state o Australie, occupeein the entire wastren third o the Australian continent. Australie's lairgest state an the seicont lairgest subnaitional entity in the warld, it haes 2.2 million indwallers (10% o the naitional tot), 85% o wham live in the sooth-wast corner o the state.
Wastren Australie | |||||
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Slogan or elk-name | The Wildflower State; The Golden State | ||||
Ither Australie states an territories | |||||
Coordinates | 26°S 121°E | ||||
Caipital ceety | Perth | ||||
Demonym | Western Australian, West Australian, Sandgroper (colloquial) | ||||
Govrenment | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
• Govrenor | Kerry Sanderson | ||||
• Premier | Colin Barnett (LP) | ||||
Australie state | |||||
• Established (as the Swan River Colony) | 2 Mey 1829 | ||||
• Responsible govrenment | 21 October 1890 | ||||
• Federation | 1 Januar 1901 | ||||
• Australie Act | 3 Mairch 1986 | ||||
Aurie | |||||
• Total | 2,645,615 km² (1st) 1,021,478 sq mi | ||||
• Laund | 2,529,875 km² 976,790 sq mi | ||||
• Watter | 115,740 km² (4.37%) 44,687 sq mi | ||||
Population (Mar 2016)[1] | |||||
• Population | 2,613,700 (4th) | ||||
• Densitie | 0.99/km² (7t) 2.6 /sq mi | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• Heichest point | Mount Meharry 1,249 m (4,098 ft) | ||||
Gross state product (2014-15) | |||||
• Product ($m) | $214,230[2] (4th) | ||||
• Product per caipita | $82,140 (1st) | ||||
Time zone(s) | UTC+8 (AWST) | ||||
Federal representation | |||||
• Hoose seats | 16/150 | ||||
• Senate seats | 12/76 | ||||
Abbreviations | |||||
• Postal | WA | ||||
• ISO 3166-2 | AU-WA | ||||
Emblems | |||||
• Floral | Reid-an-green or Mangles kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii) | ||||
• Ainimal | Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) | ||||
• Bird | Black swan (Cygnus atratus) | ||||
• Fish | Whaul shairk | ||||
• Fossil | Gogo fish (Mcnamaraspis kaprios) | ||||
• Colours | Black an gowd | ||||
Wabsteid | www |
The state's caipital ceety is Perth. The fowk o Wastren Australie are colloquially referred tae as sandgropers, the common name o an insect foond on saund dunes aroond Perth.
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