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<h2 id="general-reference">General reference</h2> <ul><li>Pronunciation: /vɪkˈtɔːriə/ ⓘ</li> <li>Common English name: <a href="/facts/Victoria_(state)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a></li> <li>Official English name: <a href="/facts/Victoria_(state)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Postcodes_in_Australia/J7oIzTwL">Postal abbreviation</a>: VIC</li> <li><a href="/facts/ISO_3166-2%3aAU/EIvXBX8K">ISO 3166-2 code</a>: <a href="/facts/AU-VIC/76P2nqtz">AU-VIC</a></li> <li>Nickname(s) <ul><li><i>The Garden State</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><i>The Education State</i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Demonym/60W4pxKk">Demonym</a>(s): Victorian</li></ul> <h2 id="geography-of-victoria">Geography of Victoria</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Geography_of_Victoria/aQHqIm8F">Geography of Victoria</a> </p> <ul><li>Victoria is: an <a href="/facts/States_and_territories_of_Australia/kUd6AV5c">Australian state</a>, a <a href="/facts/Federated_state/2R6y2Npy">federated state</a> within Australia</li> <li>Population of Victoria: 6,865,400 (2023)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li>Area of Victoria: 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li>Location: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Southern_Hemisphere/QfJ4z9L5">Southern Hemisphere</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eastern_Hemisphere/gEgE4pYs">Eastern Hemisphere</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Oceania/vzTEvsfV">Oceania</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Australasia/KCCr5pqh">Australasia</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Australia_(continent)/moNlN1Qk">Australia</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mainland_Australia/2JNyVlCK">Mainland Australia</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Eastern_states_of_Australia/DRoXs4JH">Eastern Australia</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Time_zone/x5JzdlX8">Time zones</a>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Australian_Eastern_Standard_Time/pbXrDAa5">Australian Eastern Standard Time</a> (AEST) (<a href="/facts/UTC%252B10/tv3FcuC6">UTC+10</a>)</li> <li>Summer (<a href="/facts/Daylight_saving_time/bEWvB1Rt">DST</a>) <a href="/facts/Australian_Eastern_Daylight_Time/ho52UGce">Australian Eastern Daylight Time</a> (AEDT) (<a href="/facts/UTC%252B11/Acttr2GP">UTC+11</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Environment</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Geology_of_Victoria/uHEk6l2X">Geology of Victoria</a></li></ul> <h3>Regions</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Regions_of_Victoria/pMCFhYPE">Regions of Victoria</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Barwon_South_West_(region)/4Q9HEpvP">Barwon South West</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gippsland_(region)/p9M5mcWS">Gippsland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Grampians_(region)/9LIwp2wx">Grampians</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Greater Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hume_(region)/YbjBKPIs">Hume</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Loddon_Mallee_(region)/lKD5s0J1">Loddon Mallee</a></li></ul> <h3>Counties</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Cadastral_divisions_of_Victoria/Hzmszv46">Cadastral divisions of Victoria</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/County_of_Anglesey%2c_Victoria/Qhf2wzF9">Anglesey</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Benambra/LynEN25s">Benambra</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Bendigo/thN3bU6h">Bendigo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Bogong/BfSQBMJS">Bogong</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Borung/MBSlhjhj">Borung</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Bourke%2c_Victoria/ozVGSPxw">Bourke</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Buln_Buln/qjr5M4gV">Buln Buln</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Croajingolong/nKpgI6cV">Croajingolong</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Dalhousie%2c_Victoria/ydIxq2bX">Dalhousie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Dargo/PLmBQgSw">Dargo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Delatite/2VTpyATF">Delatite</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dundas_County%2c_Victoria/A4nbqvmF">Dundas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Evelyn%2c_Victoria/PYwXcV08">Evelyn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Follett/7maW3QgG">Follett</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Gladstone/epSnhfC3">Gladstone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Grant%2c_Victoria/R6C0s6b8">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Grenville%2c_Victoria/S0oYYkD9">Grenville</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Gunbower/IvNkAfRf">Gunbower</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hampden_County%2c_Victoria/Vc7G1PHF">Hampden</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Heytesbury/pwJ7oxaY">Heytesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Kara_Kara/JwsDeKsD">Kara Kara</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Karkarooc/8xb2eeRY">Karkarooc</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Lowan/4UJ1nrdy">Lowan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Millewa/42hP5X0J">Millewa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Moira/Llkv705k">Moira</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Mornington/oyE0PoQ8">Mornington</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Normanby/Y7cr0Xax">Normanby</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Polwarth/KaRDemzM">Polwarth</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Ripon/U5nEjeYl">Ripon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rodney_County%2c_Victoria/QW3Dqfty">Rodney</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Talbot_County%2c_Victoria/LXea2JpF">Talbot</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Tambo%2c_Victoria/Wd944daA">Tambo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Tanjil/XjeBmhGY">Tanjil</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Tatchera/wBxgrBq6">Tatchera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Villiers/abrQzX5v">Villiers</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Weeah/2jAfHove">Weeah</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/County_of_Wonnangatta/t5sBA1ze">Wonnangatta</a></li></ul> <h2 id="government-and-politics-of-victoria">Government and politics of Victoria</h2> <p class="note">Main articles: <a href="/facts/Victoria_State_Government/l76NIH7B">Victoria State Government</a> and <a href="/facts/Politics_of_Victoria/aXY6EHt6">Politics of Victoria</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Form_of_government/N4bYL0VC">Form of government</a>: <a href="/facts/Parliamentary_system/HAsnSsRz">parliamentary democracy</a> <a href="/facts/Constitutional_monarchy/C0TtVRq8">constitutional monarchy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_elections_in_Victoria/BMnv5VwQ">List of elections in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria/SdzKAAkx">Local government areas of Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Parliament_of_Victoria/flFnwaz5">Parliament of Victoria</a></li></ul> <h3>Electoral districts</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Electoral_districts_of_Victoria/MNbXD1du">Electoral districts of Victoria</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Albert_Park/nur9Urex">Albert Park</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Ashwood/wqa5r9CT">Ashwood</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bass/NgadELNd">Bass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bayswater/ozcF7UFl">Bayswater</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bellarine/6BV7VpsU">Bellarine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Benambra/pWk0rWzb">Benambra</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bendigo_East/jmjs740M">Bendigo East</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bendigo_West/1yU3s2tG">Bendigo West</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bentleigh/kjkvC7wR">Bentleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Berwick/lk4qJIYv">Berwick</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Box_Hill/3sjU8TJY">Box Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Brighton/hdKxqj0y">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Broadmeadows/u9XHmcCX">Broadmeadows</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Brunswick/JdB7Q4ct">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bulleen/4vDYDzIy">Bulleen</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Bundoora/D15o7QJY">Bundoora</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Carrum/lLDTfBPI">Carrum</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Caulfield/SSVsWGGw">Caulfield</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Clarinda/G3Blgtn9">Clarinda</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Cranbourne/IwBKS1Ed">Cranbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Croydon_(Victoria)/2vl75D5Y">Croydon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Dandenong/5jBJAydv">Dandenong</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Eildon/3koHAvTF">Eildon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Eltham/822UHQjC">Eltham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Essendon/AzISyA8x">Essendon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Eureka/rIsKmGkT">Eureka</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Euroa/uq1y8DtW">Euroa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Evelyn/nmQu25fk">Evelyn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Footscray/cWhflj8Y">Footscray</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Frankston/am4HHxz8">Frankston</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Geelong/DB6gfDsr">Geelong</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Gippsland_East/p2Iqjltk">Gippsland East</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Gippsland_South/QmIIc5vc">Gippsland South</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Glen_Waverley/cdY9amdb">Glen Waverley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Greenvale/1pUAL14v">Greenvale</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Hastings/zQ5JXcN2">Hastings</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Hawthorn/57wFsl5M">Hawthorn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Ivanhoe/nIPuVbvV">Ivanhoe</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Kalkallo/U6tIQswg">Kalkallo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ros_Spence/dvjcNU56">Ros Spence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Kew/jdyhKRcd">Kew</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Kororoit/VJHD2Pn7">Kororoit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Lara/Sj9pgj5C">Lara</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Laverton/HREcMWWD">Laverton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Lowan/Dj2VMUh2">Lowan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Macedon/AxURLKeu">Macedon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Malvern/JuXP9c7N">Malvern</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Melbourne/YdYP4NnP">Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Melton/0RXfIneb">Melton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Mildura/51RaAlSH">Mildura</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Mill_Park/wl0I7GDY">Mill Park</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Monbulk/BBbdtJpF">Monbulk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Mordialloc/zfY3A45Q">Mordialloc</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Mornington/Ay2fXQ6Y">Mornington</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Morwell/aR9Nm6Jl">Morwell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Mulgrave_(Victoria)/MBxIo1gS">Mulgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Murray_Plains/amfKKXeI">Murray Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Narre_Warren_North/k5hnwz56">Narre Warren North</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Narre_Warren_South/50n7kTIb">Narre Warren South</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Nepean/7WHNJ0Rs">Nepean</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Niddrie/cX2aUmvw">Niddrie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Northcote/zGvb1VCt">Northcote</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Oakleigh/qu1CfP3h">Oakleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Ovens_Valley/mQRAzKym">Ovens Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Pakenham/N3IWvjRA">Pakenham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Pascoe_Vale/dYscyoWI">Pascoe Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Point_Cook/XaR66SHS">Point Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Polwarth/4Iz9jNyI">Polwarth</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Prahran/mxG4W0bw">Prahran</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Preston/T6m2E2AT">Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Richmond_(Victoria)/mPBVAaaN">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Ringwood_(Victoria)/bquAHm4L">Ringwood</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Ripon/3hatSafl">Ripon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Rowville/5PIhKBvt">Rowville</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Sandringham/4dUkaMpq">Sandringham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Shepparton/H7aQUTXT">Shepparton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_South_Barwon/oz8vstaF">South Barwon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_South-West_Coast/HLJ3SVUq">South-West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_St_Albans/PfmlfyIt">St Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Sunbury/Qwx3r4gF">Sunbury</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Sydenham/csLA9Bn4">Sydenham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Tarneit/AbmVxQdz">Tarneit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Thomastown/sUp7jXAj">Thomastown</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Warrandyte/80Ayhq5s">Warrandyte</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Wendouree/Ja8WnyAk">Wendouree</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Werribee/cJPBqM3Y">Werribee</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Williamstown/0mhsv2GA">Williamstown</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_district_of_Yan_Yean/F4ahGa59">Yan Yean</a></li></ul> <h2 id="history-of-victoria">History of Victoria</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/History_of_Victoria/YpxeS2cD">History of Victoria</a></p> <h3>Cities</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/History_of_Melbourne/BKuSDWQj">History of Melbourne</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_Melbourne_history/P7y1Xyxj">Timeline of Melbourne history</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="culture-of-victoria">Culture of Victoria</h2> <h3>Sports in Victoria</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Sport_in_Victoria/GoXvGjV1">Sport in Victoria</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Australian_rules_football_in_Victoria/ILHrjWHg">Australian rules football in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cricket_in_Victoria/xopwMfCV">Cricket in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rugby_league_in_Victoria/CovWGPaa">Rugby league in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rugby_union_in_Victoria/Dxt23wuc">Rugby union in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Soccer_in_Victoria/zojGnklF">Soccer in Victoria</a></li></ul> <h3>Symbols of Victoria</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Symbols_of_Victoria_(state)/N5lfb9xq">Symbols of Victoria (state)</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Coat_of_arms_of_Victoria_(state)/j5hjhANz">Coat of arms of Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Epacris_impressa/jenq93Ef">Common heath</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flag_of_Victoria_(state)/Sr43qBbQ">Flag of Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gold/1znknojp">Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Helmeted_honeyeater/J2CFCpkd">Helmeted honeyeater</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Koolasuchus/K04U1anP">Koolasuchus cleelandi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leadbeater%2527s_possum/z2PsEKxb">Leadbeater's possum</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Navy_blue/V9pamL2M">Navy blue</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Weedy_seadragon/vXWIEDwe">Weedy seadragon</a></li></ul> <h2 id="economy-and-infrastructure-of-victoria">Economy and Infrastructure of Victoria</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Economy_of_Victoria_(state)/Bzmuv83I">Economy of Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Energy_in_Victoria/FAMLV8zD">Energy in Victoria</a></li></ul> <h2 id="education-in-victoria">Education in Victoria</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Education_in_Victoria/0wuADMK7">Education in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_schools_in_Victoria/HkJCFvy7">List of schools in Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Victorian_Certificate_of_Education/GSHwhk32">Victorian Certificate of Education</a> (VCE)</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Australia portal</li><li>Victoria portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_Australia/n5JbGqRg">Outline of Australia</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://vic.gov.au/">Victoria government website</a></li> <li> Wikimedia Atlas of Victoria, Australia</li> <li> Victoria travel guide from Wikivoyage</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"National, state and territory population, September 2023 | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024. <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release" target="_blank">https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>The ACT has a higher population density, but it is a territory rather than a state. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Victoria, the garden state of Australia". Trove. Retrieved 10 September 2024. <a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-352202375" target="_blank">https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-352202375</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"National, state and territory population, September 2023 | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024. <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release" target="_blank">https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Area of Australia - States and Territories". 27 June 2014. <a href="https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/area-of-australia-states-and-territories" target="_blank">https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/area-of-australia-states-and-territories</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>