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Brisbane (/ ˈ b r ɪ z b ən / ⓘ BRIZ-bən, [10] Turrbal/Yagara: Meanjin, Meaanjin, Maganjin or Magandjin) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland [11] and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population over 2.7 million. [1] Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a ...
The states and territories included in the United States Census Bureau's statistics for the United States population, ethnicity, and most other categories include the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Separate statistics are maintained for the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
World population pyramid from 1950 to projected in 2100 (UN, World Population Prospects 2017) A population pyramid (age structure diagram) or "age-sex pyramid" is a graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically takes the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing. [1]
Pan-American countries by population, 2020. This is a list of countries and dependent territories in the Americas by population, ... United States: 339,979,847: 32.41:
The name Brisbane is named to honour Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860) who was Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. [1] [2] When it was given its name and declared as a town in 1834, to replace its penal colony status, [3] Brisbane was still part of the Colony of New South Wales.
State and territory capitals of Australia State/territory Capital City population [2] State/territory population [3] Percentage of state/territory population in capital city Established Capital since Image New South Wales: Sydney: 5,029,768 7,759,274 64.82% 1788 1788 Victoria: Melbourne: 4,725,316 6,179,249 76.47% 1835 1851 Queensland: Brisbane ...
Nation-building is a long evolutionary process, and in most cases the date of a country's "formation" cannot be objectively determined; e.g., the fact that England and France were sovereign kingdoms on equal footing in the medieval period does not prejudice the fact that England is not now a sovereign state (having passed sovereignty to Great ...
1894 T.P. Lucas's novel Ruins of Brisbane in the Year 2000. 1895 The Gabba set aside as cricket ground. 1895 Queensland Art Gallery established. 1896 Capsize of the ferry Pearl. 1896 Brisbane Public Library (now State Library) established. 1897 Electric trams introduced. 1899 Ministry of Anderson Dawson sworn in, the world's first Labour ...