Draft:Outline of Victoria, Australia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Victoria:

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, with a land area of 227,444 km² (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 6.7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (29.5 per km²). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest.

General reference edit

Pronunciation:
English state name: Victoria
Nickname(s): The Garden State^[1]
Adjectival(s): [[]]
Demonym(s): Victorian, Mexican (humourous New South Wales slang),^[2] Cabbage Patcher (archaic slang), Gum Sucker (archaic slang)^[3]

Geography of Victoria edit

Geography of Victoria

Victoria is: a state
Population of Victoria: 6,358,900 (September 2017)^[4]
Area of Victoria: 227,416 square kilometres (87,806 sq mi)^[5]
Atlas of Victoria

Location edit

Victoria is situated within the following regions:
Country: Australia
Time zone(s):

Environment of Victoria edit

Environment of Victoria

Climate of Victoria
Ecology of Victoria
- Renewable energy in Victoria
Geology of Victoria
Protected areas of Victoria
Wildlife of Victoria
- Fauna of Victoria
  - Birds of Victoria
  - Mammals of Victoria

Natural geographic features of Victoria edit

Landforms of Victoria

Regions of Victoria edit

Regions of Victoria

Ecoregions of Victoria edit

Ecoregions in Victoria

Administrative divisions of Victoria edit

Administrative divisions of Victoria

Regions of Victoria

Provinces of Victoria edit

Provinces of Victoria

Districts of Victoria edit

Districts of Victoria

Municipalities of Victoria edit

Municipalities of Victoria

Capital of Victoria: Capital of Victoria
Cities of Victoria

Demography of Victoria edit

Demographics of Victoria

Government and politics of Victoria edit

Politics of Victoria

Form of government: Parliamentary democracy
Capital of Victoria: Melbourne
List of elections in Victoria
- (specific elections)

Branches of the government of Victoria edit

Government of Victoria

Executive branch of the government of Victoria edit

Legislative branch of the government of Victoria edit

Parliament of Victoria (bicameral)
- Upper house: Victorian Legislative Council
- Lower house: Victorian Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Victoria edit

Court system of Victoria

Supreme Court of Victoria
- County Court of Victoria
  - Magistrates' Court of Victoria
  - Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

International organization membership edit

Law and order in Victoria edit

Law of Victoria

Constitution of Victoria
Crime in Victoria
Human rights in Victoria
- LGBT rights in Victoria

Local government in Victoria edit

Local government in Victoria

History of Victoria edit

History of Victoria

History of Victoria, by period edit

History of Victoria, by region edit

History of Victoria, by subject edit

Culture of Victoria edit

Culture of Victoria

National symbols of Victoria
- Coat of arms of Victoria
- Flag of Victoria
World Heritage Sites in Victoria

Art in Victoria edit

Sports in Victoria edit

Sports in Victoria

Football in Victoria

Economy and infrastructure of Victoria edit

Economy of Victoria

Education in Victoria edit

Education in Victoria

References edit

^ Chesterfield, Chris. "Our legacy of liveable cities won't last without a visionary response to growth". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ Downes, Stephen (3 March 2009). "Trujillo and Mexicans: a few words on racial stereotyping". Crikey. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ Povah, Frank; Middleton, Amy (16 May 2013). "Slang: What Aussies call other Aussies". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Main Features – Key Figures". 3101.0 – Australian Demographic Statistics, Sep 2017. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ "Area of Australia – States and Territories". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.