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/ˈsɪdni/
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*(SID-nee)*
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(‘state capital’ of ‘new south wales’ and the ‘most populous city’ in ‘australia’ + ‘oceania’)
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(located on australia’s ‘east coast’, the ‘metropolis’ surrounds ‘port jackson’ and extends about ’70 kilometers’ (aka ‘43.5 miles’) on its ‘periphery’ towards…)
the ‘blue mountains’
(to the west)
‘hawkesbury’
(to the north)
‘royal national park’
(to the south)
‘macarthur’
(to the ‘south-west’)
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(‘sydney’ is made up of…)
‘658 suburbs’
’40 local government areas’
’15 contiguous regions’
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(residents of the city are known as ‘sydney-siders’)
(as of ‘june 2017’, sydney’s estimated ‘metropolitan population’ was ‘5,131,326’ + is home to approximately 65% of the state’s population)
(‘indigenous australians’ have inhabited the ‘sydney area’ for at least ‘30,000 years’, and thousands of engravings remain throughout the region, making it one of the richest in ‘australia’ in terms of ‘aboriginal archaeological sites’)
(during his first ‘pacific voyage’ in ‘1770’, ‘lieutenant james cook’ and his crew became the first ‘europeans’ to chart the eastern coast of ‘australia’, making landfall at ‘botany bay’ and inspiring british interest in the area)
(in 1788, the first fleet of convicts (led by ‘arthur phillip’), founded ‘sydney’ as a ‘british penal colony’, the first european settlement in ‘australia’)
(‘phillip’ named the city sydney in recognition of ‘thomas townshend’ (1st viscount sydney))
(‘penal transportation’ to ‘new south wales’ ended soon after ‘sydney’ was incorporated as a ‘city’ in ‘1842’).
(a ‘gold rush’ occurred in the ‘colony’ in ‘1851’, and over the next century, ‘sydney’ transformed from a ‘colonial outpost’ into a ‘major global cultural + economic center’)
(after ‘world war II’, it experienced ‘mass migration’ and became one of the ‘most multicultural cities in the world’)
(at the time of the ‘2011 census’, more than ‘250 different languages’ were spoken in ‘sydney’)
(in the ‘2016 census’, about 35.8% of residents spoke a language other than ‘english’ at home)
(furthermore, 45.4% of the population reported having been born overseas, making ‘sydney’ the ‘3rd largest foreign-born population’ of any ‘city’ in the world after ‘london’ + ‘new york city’, respectively)
(despite being one of the most expensive cities in the world, the ‘2018 mercer ‘quality of living’ survey’ ranks ‘sydney’ 10th in the world in terms of ‘quality of living’, making it one of the ‘most livable cities’)
(it is classified as an ‘alpha world city’ by ”globalization’ and ‘world cities’ research network’, indicating its influence in the region and throughout the world)
(ranked 11th in the world for ‘economic opportunity’, ‘sydney’ has an ‘advanced market economy’ with strengths in ‘finance’, ‘manufacturing’, and ‘tourism’)
(there is a significant concentration of ‘foreign banks’ and ‘multinational corporations’ in ‘sydney’ and the city is promoted as one of asia pacific’s leading ‘financial hubs’)
(established in ‘1850’, the ‘university of sydney’ is australia’s first university and is regarded as one of the world’s leading universities)
(‘sydney’ is also home to the oldest library in ‘australia’ (‘state library of new south wales’, opened in ‘1826’)
(‘sydney’ has hosted ‘major international sporting events’ such as the ‘2000 summer olympics’)
(the city is among the top 15 ‘most-visited cities in the world’, with millions of tourists coming each year to see the city’s landmarks)
(boasting over 1,000,000 ha (2,500,000 acres) of ‘nature reserves’ and ‘parks’, its notable natural features include ‘sydney harbour’, the ‘royal national park’, ‘royal botanic garden’, and ‘hyde park’, the oldest parkland in the country)
(built attractions such as the ‘sydney harbour bridge’ and the ‘world heritage-listed sydney opera house’ are also well known to international visitors)
(the main passenger airport serving the metropolitan area is ‘kingsford-smith airport’, one of the world’s oldest continually operating airports)
(established in ‘1906’, ‘central station’ (the ‘largest’ + ‘busiest’ railway station in the ‘state’) is the ‘main hub’ of the city’s ‘rail network’)
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