User:AS1S1SA1AA/WA
Appearance
Western Australia | |
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Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State | |
Country | Australia |
Capital | Perth |
Government | |
• Type | Constitutional monarchy |
• Governor | Ken Michael |
• Premier | Colin Barnett |
• House seats | 15 (of 150) |
• Senate seats | 12 (of 76) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,645,615 km2 (1,021,478 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,529,875 km2 (976,790 sq mi) |
• Water | 115,740 km2 (44,690 sq mi) 4.37% |
Highest elevation | 1,249 m (4,098 ft) |
Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 2,224,300 |
• Density | 0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
Demonym | West Australian |
Time zone | UTC+8 (AWST) |
Postal abbreviation | WA |
ISO 3166 code | AU-WA |
Gross State Product (2007-08) | $146,444[1] million (4th) |
Per capita | $68,142 (1st) |
- Floral | Red and Green Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii)[2] |
- Mammal | Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) |
- Bird | - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
- Fossil | - Gogo Fish |
- Colours | - Gold and Black (from the State Badge) |
Website | WA.gov.au |
- ^ Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2007-08
- ^ "The Floral Emblem of Western Australia". Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2008-06-13.