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20 hours ago · Compared with Australia's other state capitals, Adelaide is growing at a rate similar to Sydney and Hobart (see List of cities in Australia by population). In 2020, it had a metropolitan population (including suburbs) of more than 1,376,601, making it Australia's fifth-largest city. 77% of the population of South Australia are residents of the ...
- 426/km² (1,100/sq mi)
- 28 December 1836
- 3,259.8 km² (1,258.6 sq mi)
- 1,418,455 (2022) (5th)
20 hours ago · The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) compiles the Human Development Index (HDI) of 193 nations in the annual Human Development Report. The index considers the health, education, income and living conditions in a given country to provide a measure of human development which is comparable between countries and over time.
20 hours ago · Georgia is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina to the north, South Carolina to the northeast, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 United States, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and 8th most populous.
- 59,425 sq mi (153,909 km²)
- Province of Georgia
- United States
- 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats (list)
20 hours ago · American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Centered on , it is east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 500 kilometers (310 mi) south of To
- 77 sq mi (200 km²)
- Pago Pago
- 970 m (3,170 ft)
20 hours ago · Australia is a world power in Olympic swimming, second only to the United States in total gold medals in the sport. Swimmers like Dawn Fraser, Kieren Perkins and Ian Thorpe have taken multiple gold medals. Most states have a compulsory school swimming program, so it is common for Australians to be competent in swimming and water safety.
20 hours ago · The United States and Russia signed an agreement as part of Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization. The APEC Australia 2007 Leaders' Meeting was held in Sydney from 2–9 September 2007. The political leaders agreed to an "aspirational goal" of a 25% reduction of energy intensity correlative with economic development. [58]
20 hours ago · This brings Kiribati's easternmost islands, the southern Line Islands south of Hawaii, into the same day as the Gilbert Islands and places them in the most advanced time zone on Earth: UTC+14. (For this reason, Kiribati is the only nation on Earth that is located simultaneously in all four hemispheres: northern, southern, western and eastern.)
