New South Wales “newly risen, how brightly you shine.” GLAZMAN, justin GLOVA, tracy KELLY, bridghidanne MOURER, joseph

New South Wales Today Information on the current being of NSW. POPULATION: about 7,099,700 FIRST NATIVES: Aborigines NATIONAL ANIMAL: Platypus NATIONAL COLOR: Sky Blue CAPITAL: Sydney

Places to Visit The interesting spots we think you should visit. The Three Sisters (part of the Blue Mountains) The Three Sisters are part of the Blue Mountains. The mountains even have names. Those names (from left to right) are Meehni, Wimlah, and Gunnedoo. They tower over Jamison Valley. ANZ Stadium ANZ Stadium used to be called Australia, but due to naming rights, it is now known as its current name. It is located in Sydney Olympic Park, and it hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics. Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multipurpose performing arts center. It has six venues, the two largest being the Opera Theater and the Concert Hall. (pictures of these tourists spots at the end of the video.)

Geography/Climate of NSW Some of the landforms you might come across your visit. In New South Wales, the climate is Arid or Semi-arid. In the eastern part of NSW, though, there is a temperate, wet climate. NSW has the regular geographical landforms: Rivers Mountains One interesting geographical landform we think you should see is the Great Dividing Range.

Government/Economy Information about the rulers of New South Wales, Australia. TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy CURRENT GOVERNOR: Marie Bashir The unemployment rate has been decreasing, for the last couple of years, according to the the 2006/07 data, the unemployment rate is 4.6 % New South Wales has Australia’s largest economy.

Miscellaneous Information Interesting facts we think you need to know. Sydney is the largest city in NSW. New South Wales is Australia’s most populous state. The population of NSW are often referred to New South Welsh or New South Welshmen. The British settled in New South Wales in Australia has it’s own specific dollar.

Above are pictures of the Three Sisters, the ANZ Stadium, the Sydney Opera House, and a map of NSW.