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South Australia

South Australia


State flag (Full size)	Coat of Arms (Full size)

Capital

Adelaide

Area
— Land
— Marine
— Total

983 482 km²
60 032 km²
1 043 514 km²

Population (2002)
Density

1 522 500
1.55/km²

Time zone

UTC+9:30 (except during daylight saving time—UTC+10:30)

Highest point

Mt Woodroffe (1 435 m)

ISO 3166-2 code:

AU-SA

South Australia is a state of Australia, in the southern central part of the country, along the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 984,377 km² (380,070 square miles). The capital of South Australia is Adelaide and is known as the City of Churches. South Australia became a British colony in 1836 and joined the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The state's population is approximately 1.47 million (2001) and most of those reside in the fertile coastal areas and in the valley of the Murray River. The first recorded sighting of the South Australian coast was in 1627 when a Dutch ship examined the coastline.

The terrain consists largely of dry wasteland, with several low mountain ranges in which the most important mountains are the Mt Lofty-Flinders Ranges system which extends north about 800 kilometers from Cape Jervis to the northern end of Lake Torrens and salt lakes. Its principal industries and export are wheat, wine and wool. More than half the nations wines are produced here.

South Australia has boundaries with other states on the west, east, north and the south is flanked by the Southern Ocean. South Australia's temperate range is 29°C in January and 15°C July.

The flag of South Australia was adopted on January 13, 1904; it is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the state badge. The badge depicts a white-backed piping shrike (magpie) with wings outstretched on a yellow disc. The state badge is believed to have been designed by Robert Craig of the Adelaide School of Arts[?].

Local Government Areas of South Australia

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