Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, Australia. It's a port in the South East of Australia on an inlet of the South Pacific and is the largest city in Australia, and the first British settlement established as a penal colony in 1788, developing rapidly after 1820 with the discovery of gold in it's hinterland.

In 1901 the six British colonies in Australia formed a federation to become the Commonwealth of Australia. This marks the period of the modern country. Sydney continued to grow and by 1925 became a metropolis of 1 million people. This grew to 2 million by 1963.

Today Sydney has diverse demographics with people from over one hundred countries contributing to its population of nearly 4 million.

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