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Victoria
Flag of Victoria Coat of arms of Victoria
Flag Coat of arms
Slogan or Nickname: "Garden State"
Motto(s): "Peace and Prosperity"
Map of Australia with Victoria highlighted
Other Australian states and territories
Capital Melbourne
Demonym Victorian
Government Constitutional monarchy
Governor David de Kretser
Premier John Brumby (ALP)
Australian State
 - Established as Colony 1850
 - Responsible Government 1856
 - Became State 1901
 - Constitution Constitution Act (Vic) 1970
 - Australia Act 3 March 1986
Area  
 - Total  237,629 km2 (6th)
91,749 sq mi
 - Land 227,416 km2
87,806 sq mi
 - Water 10,213 km2 (4.3%)
3,943 sq mi
Population (March 2010)
 - Population  5,529,400[1] (2nd)
 - Density  24.31/km2 (2nd)
63 /sq mi
Elevation  
 - Highest Mt Bogong
1,986 m (6,516 ft)
Gross State Product (2008–09)
 - Product ($m)  $283,784[2] (2nd)
 - Product per capita  $52,284 (5th)
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)
UTC+11 (AEDT)
Federal representation
 - House seats 37
 - Senate seats 12
Abbreviations  
 - Postal VIC
 - ISO 3166-2 AU-VIC
Emblems  
 - Floral Pink Heath[3]
 - Aquatic Weedy Seadragon
 - Bird Helmeted Honeyeater
 - Faunal Leadbeater's possum
 - Colours Navy Blue and Silver[4]
Web site http://www.vic.gov.au/
Northern Territory
Flag of Northern Territory
Flag
Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End
Motto(s): none
Map of Australia with Northern Territory highlighted
Other Australian states and territories
Capital Darwin
Demonym Territorian
Government Constitutional monarchy
Administrator Tom Pauling
Chief Minister Paul Henderson (ALP)
Australian Territory
 - Established by NSW 1825
 - Transferred to South Australia 1863
 - Transferred to Commonwealth 1911
 - Dissolved 1927
 - Reformed 1931
 - Responsible Government 1978
Area  
 - Total  1,420,970 km2 (3rd)
548,640 sq mi
 - Land 1,349,129 km2
520,902 sq mi
 - Water 71,839 km2 (5.06%)
27,737 sq mi
Population (June 2009)
 - Population  227,025 (8th)
 - Density  0.17/km2 (8th)
0.4 /sq mi
Elevation  
 - Highest Mount Zeil
+1,531 m (5,023 ft)
Gross Territorial Product (2008-09)
 - Product ($m)  $16,297[5] (8th)
 - Product per capita  $72,496 (1st)
Time zone ACST UTC+9:30 does not observe DST
Federal representation
 - House seats 2
 - Senate seats 2
Abbreviations  
 - Postal NT
 - ISO 3166-2 AU-NT
Emblems  
 - Floral Sturt's Desert Rose
 - Colours Black, white, and ochre
 - Bird Wedge-tailed Eagle
 - Animal Red Kangaroo
Web site www.nt.gov.au
Victoria
Motto: "Peace and Prosperity"
Nickname(s) "Garden State"
Location of Victoria
CapitalMelbourne
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
• Governor
David de Kretser
• Premier
John Brumby (ALP)
Australian State
• Established as Colony
1850
• Responsible Government
1856
• Became State
1901
• Constitution
Constitution Act (Vic) 1970
3 March 1986
Northern Territory
Northern Territory
Flag of Northern Territory
Motto: none
Nickname(s) The Territory, The NT, The Top End
Location of Northern Territory
CapitalDarwin
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
Tom Pauling
Paul Henderson (ALP)
Australian Territory
• Established by NSW
1825
• Transferred to South Australia
1863
• Transferred to Commonwealth
1911
• Dissolved
1927
• Reformed
1931
• Responsible Government
1978
  1. ^ 3101.0 - Australian Demographic Statistics, Ma2 2010, Australian Bureau of Statistics
  2. ^ 5220.0 - Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2008-09 (Reissue), Australian Bureau of Statistics, 22 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Floral Emblem of Victoria". www.anbg.gov.auhi. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  4. ^ "Victoria". Parliament@Work. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  5. ^ 5220.0 - Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2008-09 (Reissue), Australian Bureau of Statistics, 22 December 2009.