{{use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Refimprove|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = region <!-- This box may still be removed if it is objected to --> | name = Capital Country | state = nsw | image = Sign saying “WELCOME TO Capital Country”.jpg | caption = Welcome sign near Sutton outside Canberra | coordinates = {{coord|34.482|S|150.418|E|display=inline,title}} | lga = {{bulleted list|Goulburn Mulwaree |Hilltops |Queanbeyan Palerang |Upper Lachlan |Wingecarribee |Yass Valley }} | pop = | stategov = | fedgov = | near-nw = South West Slopes | near-n = Southern Tablelands | near-ne = Southern Tablelands | near-w = South West Slopes | near-e = Monaro | near-sw = Riverina | near-s = Snowy Mountains | near-se = South Coast }} '''Capital Country''' is one of the sixteen tourism regions of New South Wales, Australia. It encompasses the Southern Highlands and the Southern Tablelands, including the Canberra District wine region, and borders the Monaro which surrounds the southern half of Canberra. It also sits roughly on the traditional lands of the Ngunnawal and Gandangara Peoples.
The Capital area is one of the oldest agrarian areas of NSW and is a commuter region of Canberra, the nation's capital, and is to the southwest of Sydney via the Main Southern railway line and Bombala railway line.
The towns and villages in Capital Country range from sophisticated to quaint; their surrounding areas are mostly rural. Capital Country is known for historical venues, antiques stores, and established open gardens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capital Country |url=https://www.destinationnsw.com.au/insights/regional-statistics/Regions/capital-country |website=Destination NSW |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=14 April 2026}}</ref> The major cities include Canberra<ref name=CC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.about-australia.com/destinations/capital-country/ |title=Capital Country | About Australia |access-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131092929/http://www.about-australia.com/destinations/capital-country/ |archive-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>, Queanbeyan, and Goulburn. Towns include: * Bowral * Braidwood * Bundanoon * Bungendore<ref name=CC /> * Crookwell * Gundaroo * Gunning * Hall * Mittagong * Murrumbateman * Marulan * Tarago * Yass * Young
Some permanent attractions and events in Capital Country are:
* International Cricket Hall of Fame in Bowral * Brigadoon in Bundanoon * Bungendore Village Square *Garden Ramble, Bundanoon * Kennerton Green one of Australia's most famous gardens, in Mittagong. * Trail Ride, Tallong
{{wide image|Lake George.jpg|550px|Capital Wind Farm seen across Weereewa / Lake George}}
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Category:Regions of New South Wales
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