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Capital Sydney
Population (2021) 8,072,163
Date Of Admission 1901
State Bird kookaburra
State Flower waratah
Seats In Federal House Of Representatives 47 (of 151)
Time Zone2 Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 10)
Premier Chris Minns (Labor Party)
Total Area1 (Sq Km) 800,642
Total Area1 (Sq Mi) 309,130
1Mainland and island areas only; excludes coastal water.2Except Broken Hill (Australian Central Standard Time, GMT + 9:30) and Lord Howe Island (Lord Howe Island Standard Time, GMT + 10:30).

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