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The ___MASK63___ central business district ( also ___MASK63___ CBD , and often referred to as " town " or " the City ") is the main commercial centre of ___MASK63___ , ___MASK31___ , Australia . It extends southwards for about from ___MASK63___ Cove , the point of first European settlement in which the ___MASK63___ region was initially established . Due to its pivotal role in Australia ' s early history , it is one of the oldest established areas in the country . The Prime Minister ___MASK64___ the Commonwealth ___MASK64___ ___MASK27___ is the head ___MASK64___ government in ___MASK27___ . The individual who holds the office is the ___MASK14___ senior Minister ___MASK64___ the Crown , the leader ___MASK64___ the Cabinet and the chairperson ___MASK64___ the National Security Committee . The office is not mentioned in the Constitution ___MASK64___ ___MASK27___ and exists only through an unwritten political convention and tradition . Despite this , in practice it is the ___MASK14___ powerful parliamentary position in ___MASK27___ . The individual who holds the office is commissioned by the Governor - General ___MASK64___ ___MASK27___ . The ___MASK26___ ( ACT ) ( formerly , " The Territory for the Seat of Government " and , later , the " Federal Capital Territory ") is the federal district in the south ___MASK32___ of Australia , enclaved within ___MASK31___ . Its only city is Canberra , the capital city of Australia . ___MASK4___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic ___MASK64___ ___MASK4___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the ___MASK45___ and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK4___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms ___MASK64___ land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms ___MASK64___ combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population ___MASK64___ over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island ___MASK64___ Java contains more than half ___MASK64___ the country ' s population . ___MASK27___ , officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK27___ , is a country comprising the ___MASK72___ of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are ___MASK8___ , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK27___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . Port Hacking ( Aboriginal Tharawal language : Deeban ), an open youthful tide dominated , drowned valley estuary , is located in southern ___MASK63___ , ___MASK31___ , Australia approximately south of ___MASK63___ central business district . Port Hacking has its source in the upper reaches of the Hacking River south of Helensburgh , and several smaller creeks , including South West Arm , Bundeena Creek and The Basin and flows generally to the east before reaching its mouth , the Tasman Sea , south of Cronulla and north  east of Bundeena . Its tidal effect is terminated at the weir at Audley , in the Royal National Park . The lower estuary features a substantial marine delta , which over ___MASK6___ has prograded upstream . There is also a substaial fluvial ( riverine delta ) of the Hacking River at Grays Point . The two deltas are separated by a deep basin . ___MASK96___ ( abbreviated as SA ) is a state in the southern central part of Australia . It covers some of the most arid parts of the country . With a total land area of , it is the fourth - largest of Australia ' s states and territories . It has a total of 1 . 7 million people , and its population is the most highly centralised of any state in Australia , with more than 75 percent of South Australians living in the capital , Adelaide , or its environs . Other population centres in the state are relatively small . The Royal ___MASK65___ , colloquially the Nasho or the Royal , is a protected ___MASK65___ that is located in ___MASK81___ , south of Sydney , New South Wales , in eastern Australia . The ___MASK65___ is about south of the Sydney central business district near the localities of , , and . The Hacking ___MASK82___ is a watercourse that is located in the Southern ___MASK63___ region of ___MASK31___ in Australia . The river is named in honour of Henry Hacking , a pilot at Port Jackson in colonial ___MASK31___ . The Governor - General ___MASK64___ the Commonwealth ___MASK64___ ___MASK27___ is the representative in ___MASK27___ ___MASK64___ the Australian monarch , currently Queen ___MASK58___ II . The governor - general is appointed by the Queen on the advice ___MASK64___ the Prime Minister ___MASK64___ ___MASK27___ . The governor - general has formal presidency over the Federal Executive Council and is Commander - in - Chief ___MASK64___ the Australian Defence Force , as well as viceregal representative in the Australian Capital Territory . The functions ___MASK64___ the governor - general include appointing ministers , judges , and ambassadors ; giving royal assent to legislation passed by Parliament ; issuing writs for election ; and bestowing Australian honours . ___MASK98___ ( or ) is the capital city ___MASK64___ ___MASK27___ . With a population ___MASK64___ 381 , 488 , it is ___MASK27___ ' s largest inland city and the eighth - largest city overall . The city is located at the northern end ___MASK64___ the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ), south - west ___MASK64___ Sydney , and north - ___MASK32___ ___MASK64___ ___MASK16___ . A resident ___MASK64___ ___MASK98___ is known as a " Canberran ". ___MASK32___ Timor or Timor - Leste ( Tetum : " Timór Lorosa ' e "), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor - Leste , is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia . It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor ; the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco ; and Oecusse , an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor . The country ' s size is about 15 , 410 km ( 5 , 400 sq mi ). ___MASK68___ ( abbreviated as QLD ) is the second - largest and third - ___MASK14___ - populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia . Situated in the north - east of the country , it is bordered by the ___MASK2___ , South Australia and New South Wales to the west , south - west and south respectively . To the east , ___MASK68___ is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean . ___MASK68___ has a population of 4 , 750 , 500 , concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state ' s South East . The state is the world ' s sixth largest sub - national entity , with an area of 1 , 852 , 642 km . The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane , Australia ' s third largest city . Often referred to as the " Sunshine State ", ___MASK68___ is home to 10 of Australia ' s 30 largest cities and is the nation ' s third largest economy . Tourism in the state , fuelled largely by its warm tropical climate , is a major industry . ___MASK72___ is a contiguous landmass that is larger and often politically , economically and / or demographically more significant than politically associated remote territories , such as exclaves or oceanic islands situated outside the continental shelf . ___MASK31___ ( abbreviated as NSW ) is a state on the east coast of : Australia . It borders Queensland to the north , Victoria to the south , and ___MASK96___ to the west . It has a coast line with the Tasman Sea on its east side . The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state . ___MASK31___ ' state capital is Sydney , which is also Australia ' s most populous city . , the estimated population of ___MASK31___ was 7 . 5 million , making it Australia ' s most populous state . Just under two - thirds of the state ' s population , 4 . 67 million , live in the Greater Sydney area . Inhabitants of ___MASK31___ are referred to as " New South Welshmen ". ___MASK35___ ( or ; Bislama ), officially the Republic of ___MASK35___ ( Bislama : " Ripablik blong ___MASK35___ "), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean . The archipelago , which is of volcanic origin , is some east of northern Australia , northeast of New Caledonia , east of New Guinea , southeast of the Solomon Islands , and west of Fiji . ___MASK52___ ( abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as " Tassie ") is an island state of the Commonwealth of ___MASK27___ . It is located to the south of the Australian ___MASK72___ , separated by Bass Strait . The state encompasses the main island of ___MASK52___ , the 26th - largest island in the world , and the surrounding 334 islands . The state has a population of around 518 , 500 , just over forty percent of which resides in the Greater ___MASK11___ precinct , which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city , ___MASK11___ . The ___MASK81___ is a local government area in the southern region of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Warumbul is a locality in the Royal ___MASK65___ on the outskirts ___MASK64___ southern ___MASK63___ , in the state ___MASK64___ ___MASK31___ , Australia . Warumbul is located about 1 . 5 km southwest ___MASK64___ Lilli Pilli on the southern side ___MASK64___ Port Hacking . Warumbul is the site ___MASK64___ an Anglican Youth Department Conference Centre operated by Anglican Youthworks . ___MASK8___ ( PNG Hiri Motu : " Papua Niu Gini "), officially the Independent State of ___MASK8___ , is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia , a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia . Its capital , located along its southeastern coast , is Port Moresby . The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua . ___MASK56___ is a sovereign country consisting ___MASK64___ six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the ___MASK32___ ___MASK64___ ___MASK8___ and northwest ___MASK64___ Vanuatu and covering a land area ___MASK64___ . The country ' s capital , Honiara , is located on the island ___MASK64___ ___MASK80___ . The country takes its name from the ___MASK56___ archipelago , which is a collection ___MASK64___ Melanesian islands that also includes the North ___MASK56___ ( part ___MASK64___ ___MASK8___ ), but excludes outlying islands , such as Rennell and Bellona , and the Santa Cruz Islands . ___MASK63___ is the state capital of ___MASK31___ and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Located on Australia ' s east coast , the metropolis surrounds the world ' s largest natural harbour , and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west . Residents of ___MASK63___ are known as " Sydneysiders ". ___MASK63___ is the second official seat and second official residence of the Governor - General of Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia and many federal ministries maintain substantial presences in ___MASK63___ . The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK64___ the South ___MASK84___ , situated between ___MASK27___ and New Zealand . It measures about across and about from north to south . The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman , who was the first recorded European to encounter New Zealand and Tasmania . The British explorer Captain James Cook later extensively navigated the Tasman Sea in the 1770s as part ___MASK64___ his first voyage ___MASK64___ exploration . ___MASK73___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK84___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that of the ___MASK66___ Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the ___MASK22___ , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK73___ is situated some ___MASK32___ of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New ___MASK87___ , Fiji , and ___MASK92___ . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , ___MASK73___ developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK73___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Oceania ( or ), also known as Oceanica , is a region centred on the islands ___MASK64___ the tropical ___MASK84___ . Opinions ___MASK64___ what constitutes Oceania range from its three subregions ___MASK64___ Melanesia , Micronesia , and Polynesia to , more broadly , the entire ___MASK9___ between Southeast Asia and the Americas , including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago . A ___MASK65___ is a park in use for conservation purposes . Often it is a reserve ___MASK64___ natural , semi - natural , or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns . Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently , there is a common idea : the conservation ___MASK64___ ' wild nature ' for posterity and as a symbol ___MASK64___ national pride . An international organization , the International Union for Conservation ___MASK64___ Nature ( IUCN ), and its World Commission on Protected Areas , has defined " National Park " as its " Category II " type ___MASK64___ protected areas . ___MASK62___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK39___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK62___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body ___MASK64___ brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it , and with a free connection to the open sea .