Victoria, Australia

**Victoria**
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Pronunciation audio	Australian Englishⓘ
Instance of	state of Australia (crown colony, 1901–);
Part of	Australia;
Named after	Victoria;
Location	AUS
Located in or next to body of water	Tasman Sea (southeast); Southern Ocean (south); Bass Strait (south);
Capital	Melbourne;
Basic form of government	constitutional monarchy; representative democracy;
Legislative body	Parliament of Victoria (Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victorian Legislative Council, Governor of Victoria);
Executive body	Victoria State Government;
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Victoria;
Official language	Australian English (number of speakers);
Head of state	Margaret Gardner (30, Linda Dessau, 2023–);
Head of government	Jacinta Allan (Daniel Andrews, 49, Victorian Labor Party, 2023–);
Inception	1 July 1851;
Highest point	Mount Bogong (1,986 m, 36°43′57″S 147°18′21″E);
Population	7,074,468 (2025);
Area	227,444 km² (land); 10,213 km² (coastal waters);
Elevation above sea level	236 m;
Replaces	Colony of Victoria (1901);
Maximum temperature record	48.8 degree Celsius (Hopetoun Airport, 2009);
Minimum temperature record	−11.7 degree Celsius (Falls Creek, 1970); −11.7 degree Celsius (Omeo, 1965);
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	36° 51′ 15″ S, 144° 16′ 52″ E
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Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, the second-most-populated state, and the most densely populated state in Australia.