Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a
population of 381,488, it is Australia's largest inland
city and the eighth-largest city overall.
Canberra is located at the northern end of the
Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 280 km south-
west of Sydney, and 660 km north-east of
Melbourne.
As the seat of the government of Australia,
Canberra is the site of Parliament House, the
official residence of the Monarch's representative
the Governor-General, the High
Court and numerous government departments
and agencies. It is also the location of many social
and cultural institutions of national significance,
such as the Australian War Memorial, Australian
National University, Royal Australian Mint,
Australian Institute of Sport, National Gallery,
National Museum and the National Library.