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ABOUT VICTORIA - Introduction
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Located in the south-eastern corner of mainland Australia, the state of Victoria occupies an area of around 227,000 square kilometres which is approximately 3% of the area of land covered by Australia as a whole. As one of the most compact states in Australia, Victoria is serviced by an extensive land transport network, with most places well under a day's travel from each other.
Just under 32% of total land in Victoria is in public hands, most of which is made up of conservation reserves including State Parks, National Parks, and other nature reserves, making Victoria a popular choice for exploring natural attractions and observing native wildlife. Victoria is home to 5.2 million people (in 2007), almost 3.5 million of which live in the suburbs which constitute the state's capital city of Melbourne. Victoria is Australia's second most populated state and Melbourne is the country's second largest city. |
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