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This '''outline of Victoria''' is an overview of and topical guide to various aspects of the state of Victoria:
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==General reference== * Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=En-au-Victoria.ogg|v|ɪ|k|ˈ|t|ɔr|i|ə}} * Common English name: Victoria * Official English name: Victoria *Postal abbreviation: VIC * ISO 3166-2 code: AU-VIC *Nickname(s) **''The Garden State''<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-352202375 |title= Victoria, the garden state of Australia |publisher= Trove |access-date= 10 September 2024 }}</ref> **''The Education State'' *Demonym(s): Victorian
==Geography of Victoria== [[File:Victoria Köppen.svg|250px|thumb|right|Köppen climate types in Victoria]] thumb|Victorian highway and road network, with significant cities and towns. Geography of Victoria * Victoria is: an Australian state, a federated state within Australia * Population of Victoria: 6,865,400 (2023)<ref name="ABSPop">{{cite web|url= https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=10 September 2024 |title=National, state and territory population, September 2023 | Australian Bureau of Statistics }}</ref> *Area of Victoria: 227,444 km<sup>2</sup> (87,817 sq mi)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/area-of-australia-states-and-territories | title=Area of Australia - States and Territories | date=27 June 2014 }}</ref> *Location: **Southern Hemisphere **Eastern Hemisphere ***Oceania ****Australasia *****Australia ******Australia *******Mainland Australia ********Eastern Australia
* Time zones: ** Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) (UTC+10) ** Summer (DST) Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) (UTC+11)
=== Environment ===
=== Regions === {{Main|Regions of Victoria}}
* Barwon South West * Gippsland * Grampians * Greater Melbourne * Hume * Loddon Mallee
===Counties=== {{Main|Cadastral divisions of Victoria}} *Anglesey *Benambra *Bendigo *Bogong *Borung *Bourke *Buln Buln *Croajingolong *Dalhousie *Dargo *Delatite *Dundas *Evelyn *Follett *Gladstone *Grant *Grenville *Gunbower *Hampden *Heytesbury *Kara Kara *Karkarooc *Lowan *Millewa *Moira *Mornington *Normanby *Polwarth *Ripon *Rodney *Talbot *Tambo *Tanjil *Tatchera *Villiers *Weeah *Wonnangatta
==Government and politics of Victoria== {{Main|Victoria State Government| Politics of Victoria}} * Form of government: parliamentary democracy constitutional monarchy * List of elections in Victoria * Local government areas of Victoria * Parliament of Victoria
===Electoral districts=== {{Main|Electoral districts of Victoria}} *Albert Park *Ashwood *Bass *Bayswater *Bellarine *Benambra *Bendigo East *Bendigo West *Bentleigh *Berwick *Box Hill *Brighton *Broadmeadows *Brunswick *Bulleen *Bundoora *Carrum *Caulfield *Clarinda *Cranbourne *Croydon *Dandenong *Eildon *Eltham *Essendon *Eureka *Euroa *Evelyn *Footscray *Frankston *Geelong *Gippsland East *Gippsland South *Glen Waverley *Greenvale *Hastings *Hawthorn *Ivanhoe *Kalkallo *Ros Spence *Kew *Kororoit *Lara *Laverton *Lowan *Macedon *Malvern *Melbourne *Melton *Mildura *Mill Park *Monbulk *Mordialloc *Mornington *Morwell *Mulgrave *Murray Plains *Narre Warren North *Narre Warren South *Nepean *Niddrie *Northcote *Oakleigh *Ovens Valley *Pakenham *Pascoe Vale *Point Cook *Polwarth *Prahran *Preston *Richmond *Ringwood *Ripon *Rowville *Sandringham *Shepparton *South Barwon *South-West Coast *St Albans *Sunbury *Sydenham *Tarneit *Thomastown *Warrandyte *Wendouree *Werribee *Williamstown *Yan Yean
==History of Victoria== {{Main|History of Victoria}}
===Cities=== *History of Melbourne **Timeline of Melbourne history
==Culture of Victoria== ===Sports in Victoria=== {{Main|Sport in Victoria}} *Australian rules football in Victoria *Cricket in Victoria *Rugby league in Victoria *Rugby union in Victoria *Soccer in Victoria
===Symbols of Victoria=== {{Main|Symbols of Victoria (state)}} 300px|thumb|Collage of different symbols of Victoria
*Coat of arms of Victoria *Common heath *Flag of Victoria *Gold *Helmeted honeyeater *Koolasuchus cleelandi *Leadbeater's possum *Navy blue *Weedy seadragon
== Economy and Infrastructure of Victoria ==
* Economy of Victoria * Energy in Victoria
== Education in Victoria ==
* Education in Victoria * List of schools in Victoria * Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
==See also== {{Portal|Australia|Victoria}} *Outline of Australia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Sister project links|Victoria (state)}} * [http://vic.gov.au/ Victoria government website] * {{Wikiatlas|Victoria, Australia}} * {{Wikivoyage inline|Victoria (state)|Victoria}}
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