Victoria

Victoria
Flag Coat o airms
Slogan or elk-name	The Garden State The Place to Be The Education State
Motto(s)	Peace and Prosperity
Ither Australie states an territories
Caipital ceety	Melbourne
Demonym	Victorian
Govrenment	Constitutional monarchy
• Govrenor	Linda Dessau
• Premier	Daniel Andrews (ALP)
Australie state
• Colony established	1851
• Responsible    govrenment	1856
• Federation	1901
• Australie Act	3 Mairch 1986
Aurie
• Total	237,639 km² (6t) 91,753 sq mi
• Laund	227,420 km² 87,807 sq mi
• Watter	10,213 km² (4.3%) 3,943 sq mi
Population (Mairch 2016)
• Population	6,039,100 (2nt)
• Densitie	26.55/km² (2nt) 68.8 /sq mi
Elevation
• Heichest point	Mount Bogong 1,986 m (6,516 ft)
Gross state product (2014–15)
• Product ($m)	$370,504 (2nt)
• Product per caipita	$54,774 (6t)
Time zone(s)	UTC+10 (AEST) UTC+11 (AEDT)
Federal representation
• Hoose seats	37/150
• Senate seats	12/76
Abbreviations
• Postal	VIC
• ISO 3166-2	AU-VIC
Emblems
• Floral	Pink heath
• Ainimal	Leadbeater's possum
• Bird	Helmetit honeyeater
• Fish	Weedy seadragon
• Mineral or gemstane	Gowd
• Colours	Navy blue an siller
Wabsteid	www.vic.gov.au

Victoria (abbreviatit as Vic.) is a state in the sootheast o Austrailie. Geografically the smawest mainland state, Victoria is bordered bi New Sooth Wales tae the north, the Tasman Sea tae the east, the Bass Strait an Tasmanie tae the sooth, an Sooth Australie tae the wast. Australie's maist densely-populatit state, maist o Victoria's population is concentratit in the aurie surroondin Port Phillip, includin the caipital an lairgest ceety, Melbourne, which is Australie's seicont-lairgest ceety oweraw an aw.