Canberra

Canberra is the Federal capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and is located in the Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital territory). With 381.488 inhabitants (2013) is the sixth largest city in the country.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == In the 1820s the first European settlers came to the region where nowadays there is to keep sheep to Canberra. [1]
 * 2 Geography
 * 3 administrative divisions
 * 4 points of interest
 * 5 Economy
 * 6 Culture
 * 6.1 Museums and parks
 * traffic and transport 7
 * 8 Politics
 * 9 town twinning
 * Education 10
 * 11 Sports
 * 12 Born

In 1908 the present location was chosen as the capital after years of discussions about a suitable location. For a new city is chosen to after zeal between Sydney andMelbourne to prevent it. Canberra is between both cities in (300 km from Sydney and 650 km from Melbourne). Until the Parliament building was finished, functioned as a seat for the Melbourne Parliament. The name means meeting place in the language of the aborigines. ==Geography[ Edit] == The city is the largest in Australia which do not meet the sea borders, and the seventh largest in all of Australia. The Australian Constitution requires that each capital must be accessible to the sea. For this is the Jervis Bay territory in the South of New South Wales in the Australian Capital territory annexed thereto. It is about three hours drive from Canberra, and is now a national park. ==Administrative divisions[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Canberra was originally designed by Walter Burley Griffin, the American cities Builder and consists of a center including the Parliament buildings and the buildings of the various departments. In addition to the centrally located Center (popularly called Civic) there are a number of centres in the surrounding neighborhoods to find. Woden, Belconnen, Tuggeranong and Gungahlin are the main places that all have large shopping centres. ==Points Of Interest<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Economy<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="111" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The population lives in several by green strips separated residential areas, each with their own shopping centre.
 * National Library of Australia
 * National Archives of Australia
 * Telstra Tower
 * Australian National Botanic Gardens on Black Mountain
 * National Zoo and Aquarium on Scrivener Dam
 * National Science and Technology Centre

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although most of the population of officials exists, there is a local industry, mainly for the local population. There are also many students. ==Culture<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Museums and parks<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="398" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Canberra is the Australian Network for Plant Conservation established, an organization dedicated to the protection of plants that occur naturally in Australia originate. ==Traffic and transport<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Airport of Canberra is Canberra International Airport. Despite this name only domestic flights within, here come mainly from Sydney and Melbourne. The runway is in 2007 increased for larger aircraft, intended mainly for foreign heads of State (when flown internationally).
 * Australian War Memorial
 * Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG)
 * Canberra Contemporary Art Space
 * National Gallery of Australia
 * Sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Australia
 * Reconciliation Place
 * National Museum of Australia
 * National Portrait Gallery of Australia
 * National Dinosaur Museum and Questacon

<p lang="en" len="58" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Several times a day there is a train service to Sydney.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Canberra has a local bus network that all districts with the connect the various centres. Connections to other cities (interstate) are carried out by several commercial companies. Murrays and Greyhound drive several daily services in Melbourne and Sydney.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The taxi is also a widely used means of transport in Canberra. On days when Parliament sits, however, it is very difficult to obtain since they almost all taxis to and from Parliament House drive. ==Politics<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">If capital offers shelter to the national Parliament in Canberra Parliament House. Canberra itself is as territory administered by a locally elected Board, led by the Chief Minister. This has less power than the Prime Ministers of the several States: the national Government can overrule local laws and regulations.

<p lang="en" len="131" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Because the territory about as big as the city itself there is no separate administration for the city, so there is no Mayor. ==Town Twinning<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="32" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Canberra has town twinning with:

==Education<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The University is located In Canberra, the Australian National University (ANU). A little further outside the village is the large campus complex of the University of Canberra. The Australian Catholic University is also located in Canberra.
 * Atlanta (United States)
 * Dili (East Timor), since 2004<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]
 * Nara (Japan), since 1993<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="160" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]
 * Beijing (China)
 * Versailles (France)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There is also the Australian Defence Force Academy established. The curriculum is referred to by the University of new South Wales provided. The cadets receive an undergraduate education (BA). It is also possible for some to get a postgraduate (master) or PhD programmes. ==Sports<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Canberra was from 1999 to 2001 hosted the Australia World Cup, a single-day road bicycle race for women who fell in the battle for the UCI women's Road World Cup. ==Born<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Stuart Rendell (1972), Australian athlete
 * Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Australian actor
 * Am Williams (1977), Australian Football (soccer) Referee
 * Josip Šimunić (1978), Croatian footballer
 * Carl Valeri (1984), Australian footballer
 * Kaz Patafta (1988), Australian footballer
 * Laura Peel (1989), Australian freestyle skier
 * Caroline Buchanan (1990), Australian BMX rider