Fauna Of Western Australia
Coordinates: 26°0′S 121°0′E / 26°S 121°E / -26; 121
| Western Australia | ||||
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| Slogan or nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State | ||||
Other Australian states and territories |
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| Capital | Perth | |||
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| Demonym | Western Australian, West Australian, Sandgroper (colloquial) | |||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||
| - Governor | Malcolm McCusker | |||
| - Premier | Colin Barnett (Liberal) | |||
| Australian State | ||||
| - Established | 2 May 1829 | |||
| - Responsible government | 21 October 1890 | |||
| - Federation | 1 January 1901 | |||
| - Australia Act | 3 March 1986 | |||
| Area | ||||
| - Total | 2,645,615 km2 (first) 1,021,478 sq mi |
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| - Land | 2,529,875 km2 976,790 sq mi |
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| - Water | 115,740 km2 (4.37%) 44,687 sq mi |
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| Population (End of March 2012) | ||||
| - Population | 2,410,600 (4th) | |||
| - Density | 0.94/km2 (7th) 2.4 /sq mi |
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| Elevation | ||||
| - Highest | Mount Meharry 1,249 m (4,098 AHD ft) |
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| Gross State Product (2010–11) | ||||
| - Product ($m) | 187,117 (4th) | |||
| - Product per capita | $80,858 (second) | |||
| Time zone | AWST | |||
| Federal representation | ||||
| - House seats | 15 | |||
| - Senate seats | 12 | |||
| Abbreviations | ||||
| - Postal | WA | |||
| - ISO 3166-2 | AU-WA | |||
| Emblems | ||||
| - Floral | Red and Green Kangaroo Paw |
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| - Animal | Numbat |
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| - Bird | Black Swan |
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| - Fossil | Gogo Fish |
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| - Colours | Black and gold | |||
| Web site | www.wa.gov.au | |||
Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state and the second-largest country subdivision in the world. The state has approximately 2.4 million inhabitants (around 10% of the national total), the majority of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.
The first European to visit Western Australia was the Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The British established a military outpost at King George Sound, near present-day Albany, in 1826, was followed by the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829, including the site of the present-day capital, Perth. York was the first inland settlement in Western Australia. Situated 97 kilometres east of Perth settled on 16 September 1831.
Western Australia achieved self-government in 1890, and later federated with the other British colonies in Australia in 1901. Today Western Australia's economy mainly relies on mining, agriculture, and tourism, with the state supplying 46% of Australia's exports. Western Australia is the second-largest iron ore producer in the world.
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