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New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is Australia's most populous state, located in the east coast of the continent. It is in the southern hemisphere between latitudes 28 and 38 degrees south of the equator and longitudes 141 and 154 degrees east of the Universal Prime Meridian (formerly known as the Greenwich meridian ).
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state.
New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. [1] In December 2023, the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, [2] making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area.
Area Nation(s) Notes (km 2) (sq mi) 1 Afro-Eurasia: 79,810,726 [Note 4] 30,815,094 126 countries 6 de facto states. 48 countries on mainland Africa [Note 5] and 78 countries on mainland Eurasia (38 countries on continental Asia [Note 6] and 40 countries on continental Europe [Note 7]).
Area; system unit code (alternative) QID symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combinations SI: square kilometre: km2 Q712226: km 2: US spelling: square kilometer: 1.0 km 2 (0.39 sq mi) km2 sqmi; square hectometre: hm2 Q35852: hm 2: US spelling: square hectometer: 1.0 hm 2 (2.5 acres) square decametre: dam2 Q23931040: dam 2: US ...
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in Oceania by area. [1] Australia is the largest country in Oceania while Nauru is the smallest. Country / dependency %
The term Southern Australia is generally considered to refer to the states and territories of Australia of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. The part of Western Australia south of latitude 26° south — a definition widely used in law and state government policy — is also usually included.
Central New South Wales; Riverina; The Murray; Outback New South Wales; This classification subdivides the most commonly accepted notion of "The Riverina" into two separate regions, "Riverina" and "The Murray". The "Blue Mountains" is also included as it own distinct region, which is usually considered a district of the state capital "Sydney".