New South Wales

state of Australia
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New South Wales is an Australian state established on January 1, 1788. The current head of state is Margaret Beazley. [1] With a population of 8.5 million people in 2024, [2] New South Wales covers an area of 801,000 square kilometers. [3] The state spans multiple time zones, including UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, and Australia/Sydney. [4]

New South Wales

Summary

New South Wales is a state of Australia[1]. It draws 4,332 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_australia category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • New South Wales is located in Australia[3].
  • New South Wales is in the country of Australia[4].
  • New South Wales's head of government is recorded as Chris Minns[5].
  • New South Wales's image is recorded as Sydney Opera House Sails.jpg[6].
  • New South Wales's image is recorded as ISS037-E-21113 - View of New South Wales.jpg[7].
  • New South Wales's continent is recorded as Oceania[8].
  • New South Wales's instance of is recorded as state of Australia[9].
  • New South Wales's head of state is recorded as Margaret Beazley[10].
  • New South Wales's capital is recorded as Sydney[11].
  • New South Wales's flag image is recorded as Flag of New South Wales.svg[12].
  • New South Wales's shares border with is recorded as South Australia[13].
  • New South Wales's shares border with is recorded as Australian Capital Territory[14].
  • New South Wales's shares border with is recorded as Victoria[15].
  • New South Wales's shares border with is recorded as Queensland[16].
  • New South Wales's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg[17].
  • New South Wales's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary monarchy[18].
  • New South Wales's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[19].
  • New South Wales's basic form of government is recorded as representative democracy[20].
  • New South Wales's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary system[21].
  • South Wales is named after New South Wales[22].
  • New South Wales's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Broken Hill[23].
  • New South Wales's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Central Darling Shire[24].
  • New South Wales's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bogan Shire[25].
  • New South Wales's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bourke Shire[26].
  • New South Wales's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brewarrina Shire[27].

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Geography

New South Wales is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Australia[3]. Its continent is recorded as Oceania[8].

Designation and Status

New South Wales's instance of is recorded as state of Australia[9].

History and Context

South Wales is named after New South Wales[22].

Why It Matters

New South Wales draws 4,332 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_australia category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . education.parliament.nsw.gov.au. education.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . nsw.gov.au. nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . nsw.gov.au. nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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