Sydney

:For other meanings, see Sydney (disambiguation), or Sidney.

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Sydney (disambiguation) - Sidney

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Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australia's largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). With a metropolitan area population of 4.3 million and a population of approximately 146,297 people in the city proper (known as the "City of Sydney"), the Sydney metropolis is the larger of the two main financial, transport, trade and cultural centres of Australia (the other being Melbourne).

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Capital city - Australia - New South Wales - 1788 - City of Sydney - Melbourne

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Sydney is a significant global and domestic tourist destination and is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and liveable cities in the world, admired for its harbour, beautiful coastline, warm and pleasant climate and cosmopolitan culture. Sydney significantly raised its global profile in recent years as the host city of the 2000 Olympics. It is also the host of the World Youth Day 2008. The city's name is pronounced {{IPA|/?s?d.ni?/}}. A resident of Sydney is popularly known as a "Sydneysider".

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Tourist destination - 2000 Olympics - World Youth Day 2008 - Pronounced

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