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ABOUT AUSTRALIA STATES
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Capital city: (Canberra) Capital City: Adelaide
Australian Capital Territory is home to the South Australia is known as the Festival State and
Australian Parliament, seat of government and the city of culture. There are a high number of
various national organisations and embassies. Its famous churches and historical sites across the state
city plan perfectly combines modern architecture, Adelaide the capital city has an excellent city plan
parks, lakes and beautiful nature. There is also and several public parks. The rich natural resource
the Thai Embassy located in Canberra, where Thai in South Australia provides an ideal environment
for wine production. More than 30 percent of the
students can reach out in case they need help. country’s total wine production is from here.
NEW SOUTH WALES TASMANIA
Capital city: Sydney Capital: Hobart
New South Wales is the state with the largest pop- Tasmania is an island and the smallest state in
ulation, highest numbers of Thai people including Australia. It has very low temperatures Most of the
Thai students and the most industrialised devel- terrain is valleys and plateaus. The state has beautiful
opment in Australia. Sydney, its capital city, is a scenery as it is surrounded by an ocean and Bass
vibrant cosmopolitan city full of colour and liveliness. Strait, resulting in clean and fresh air. Tasmania is also
world-renowned for its wine and food.
NORTHERN TERRITORY VICTORIA
Capital city: Darwin Capital city: Melbourne
Northern Territory is located at the top of Australia, Victoria is also known as the Garden State because of
the majority area of the state is arid and covered in the considerably higher number of parks compared
deserts, consisting of rocky areas, large canyons, to other states. It has the second largest population
huge sand dunes, lakes, and steep cliffs which and the second highest number of Thai students in
provide unique natural experience to nature-lover Australia, after New South Wales. Victoria is also an
tourists. arts and architecture centre in the country.
QUEENSLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Capital City: Perth
Capital city: Brisbane
Queensland, known as Sunshine State, is a tourist Western Australia is the largest state in Australia,
state with year-round sunshine. It is the second occupying almost a third of the country’s area. It
largest state and has the third largest population has a coastline of 12,500 kilometres and the main
in Australia. The state has a wide range of natural occupation of Western Australia’s residents are
places including the Great Barrier Reef, clean white fishing and mining. In addition, the state is ranked
beaches, abundant rainforests and tropical forests. as the third largest diamond producer in the world.
Specifically, Perth, a clean and beautiful city, is the
closest city to Thailand.
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