The following is an outline and topical guide to New South Wales:
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area.
General reference Names Common name: New South Wales Abbreviations and name codes Postal abbreviation: NSW ISO 3166-2 code: AU-NSW Nicknames: The First State The Premier State Demonym: New South Welshmen
Geography of New South Wales
Population: 8,414,000 Area: 801,150 km2 309,330 sq mi Location: Southern and Eastern Hemisphere Oceania Australasia Australia Australia Mainland Australia Eastern Australia
Regions and subregions New South Wales North Coast Mid North Coast Northern Rivers Central Coast Hunter South Coast Northern Tablelands Central Tablelands Southern Tablelands Snowy Mountains North West Slopes South Western Slopes Far West Orana Sydney Metropolitan
Natural disasters Floods in New South Wales
Government and politics of New South Wales
Electoral districts
Albury Auburn Badgerys Creek Ballina Balmain Bankstown Barwon Bathurst Bega Blacktown Blue Mountains Cabramatta Camden Campbelltown Canterbury Castle Hill Cessnock Charlestown Clarence Coffs Harbour Coogee Cootamundra Cronulla Davidson East Hills Epping Fairfield Gosford Goulburn Granville Hawkesbury Heathcote Heffron Holsworthy Hornsby Keira Kellyville Kiama Kogarah Lake Macquarie Lane Cove Leppington Lismore Liverpool Londonderry Macquarie Fields Maitland Manly Maroubra Miranda Monaro Mount Druitt Murray Myall Lakes Newcastle Newtown North Shore Northern Tablelands Oatley Orange Oxley Parramatta Penrith Pittwater Port Macquarie Port Stephens Prospect Riverstone Rockdale Ryde Shellharbour South Coast Strathfield Summer Hill Swansea Sydney Tamworth Terrigal The Entrance Tweed Upper Hunter Vaucluse Wagga Wagga Wahroonga Wakehurst Wallsend Willoughby Winston Hills Wollondilly Wollongong Wyong
History of New South Wales
Cities History of Newcastle History of Sydney
Culture of New South Wales Sports in New South Wales
Australian rules football in New South Wales Women's sport in New South Wales
Symbols of New South Wales
Black opal Blue groper Coat of arms of New South Wales Flag of New South Wales Kookaburra Mandageria fairfaxi Platypus Sky blue Waratah
See also
Outline of Australia
References
External links
New South Wales government website