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New South Wales

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New South Wales, commonly abbreviated NSW, is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its 2025 estimated population was 8,624,500 across an area of 801,150 square kilometers, and its capital is Sydney. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Sydney 1
Population
8,624,500 1
2025 figure from New South Wales's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
801,150 1
Admission Year
1901 1
Latitude
32 degrees south 1
Longitude
147 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Australia, Countries

New South Wales is a state of Australia.

Source New South Wales (Wikipedia)
Sydney, Cities

sydney is associated with new-south-wales.

Source Sydney (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Sydney, Cities

sydney is the capital of new-south-wales.

Source Sydney (Wikipedia)

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New South Wales' Near Miss With Federation, Articles
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Justin O'Brien

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Ampol Limited

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Bega Group

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Eastern Australia Airlines

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Kia Ora Stud

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Qantas

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Dyangadi languages

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Gamilaraay language

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Gumbaynggiric languages

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Tharawal languages

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Yarli language

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Yugambeh-Bundjalung languages

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Supreme Court of New South Wales

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Source Supreme Court of New South Wales (source article)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is the highest state court of the Australian state of New South Wales
Albert's Lyrebird

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Source Albert's lyrebird (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland
Subtropical antechinus

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Source Subtropical antechinus (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, New South Wales
Quote, Distribution and habitat, New South Wales
is found south from Gympie in Queensland, Australia, to the far northeast of New South Wales
Sydney Funnel-web Spider

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Sources
1. New South Wales (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Sydney
  • Infobox, population
    8,624,500 (2025 estimate)
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 801,150 km2 (309,330 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    32 S 147 E
  • Infobox: established_date4
    1 January 1901
  • Part Of: Australia, Lead paragraph
    abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia.
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Wikidata: New South Wales
Wikidata Q3224, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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