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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

About Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. More than 22 million people live in Australia, and over 353,000 of them live in Canberra.

The area now known as Canberra was home to the Ngunnawal people for many thousands of years before the city of Canberra existed.

In the year 2013, Canberra will celebrate its 100th birthday as the capital city.

Explore Canberra further by clicking on these links to:
  1. Fact sheets about Canberra's history and landmarks 
  2. The ACT Government's website information about the Australian Capital Territory (including flags and emblems)
  3. The Australian Government website information about Canberra.
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