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Queensland

State

Queensland is a state in northeastern Australia, the second largest and third most populous state in the country. Its capital is Brisbane, and a March 2025 estimate recorded its population at 5,647,468 across an area of 1,723,030 square kilometers. 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
Brisbane 1
Population
5,647,468 1
March 2025 estimate from Queensland's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
1,723,030 1
Admission Year
1901 1
Latitude
27.46889 degrees south 1
Longitude
153.02361 degrees east 1
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Australia, Countries

Queensland is a state of Australia.

Source Queensland (Wikipedia)
Brisbane, Cities

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland.

Source Brisbane (Wikipedia)
Gold Coast, Cities

Gold Coast is a city in the state of Queensland, Australia; Queensland's capital is Brisbane, not Gold Coast.

Source Gold Coast (Wikipedia)

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Brisbane, Cities

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland.

Source Brisbane (Wikipedia)
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Queenslander Architecture

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Burleigh Brewing Company

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Queensland Brewery Ltd

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Yatala Brewery

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Barada language

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Bidjara language

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Biri language

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Dyirbal language

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Gangulu language

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Garrwan languages

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Gudjal language

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Guugu Yimithirr language

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Kalkatungu language

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Kingkel languages

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Kugu Nganhcara

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Kuuk Thaayorre

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Lardil language

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Mayabic languages

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Wik-Mungkan language

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Wik-Ngathan language

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Wik-Ngatharr dialect

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Yandruwandha language

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Yangkaal language

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Yugambeh-Bundjalung languages

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Yukulta language

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Blue Kauri

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Sources
1. Queensland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    Queensland...is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Brisbane
  • Infobox: population_estimate
    5,647,468 (March 2025) (3rd)
  • Lead section
    With an area of 1,723,030 square kilometres (665,270 sq mi), Queensland is the world's sixth-largest subdivision of any country on earth; it is larger than all but 16 countries.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    27.46889 S 153.02361 E
  • Infobox, country
    Country Australia
  • Article text
    Queensland was among the six colonies which became the founding states of Australia with Federation on 1 January 1901.
  • Part Of: Australia, Lead paragraph
    as QLD or Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia,
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Wikidata: Queensland
Wikidata Q36074, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Brisbane (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Brisbane, Infobox, State field
    Queensland
  • Has Capital: Brisbane, Infobox, State field (capital-of support)
    Queensland
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Gold Coast (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gold Coast, Infobox, State field
Quote, Associated With: Gold Coast, Infobox, State field
Queensland
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