Global InformationTasmania information
Tasmania lutruwita (palawa kani)[1] | ||||
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| Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Latin) (English: Fertility and Faithfulness) | ||||
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 Location of Tasmania in Australia Coordinates: 42°S 147°E / 42°S 147°E | ||||
| Country | Australia | |||
| Before federation | Colony of Tasmania | |||
| Federation | 1 January 1901 | |||
| Named for | Abel Tasman | |||
| Capital and largest city | Hobart 42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E | |||
| Administration | 29 local government areas | |||
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| Government | ||||
• Monarch | Charles III | |||
• Governor | Barbara Baker | |||
• Premier | Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal) | |||
| Legislature | Parliament of Tasmania | |||
• Upper house | Legislative Council | |||
• Lower house | House of Assembly | |||
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of Tasmania | |||
| Parliament of Australia | ||||
• Senate | 12 senators (of 76) | |||
• House of Representatives | 5 seats (of 151) | |||
| Area | ||||
• Total | 68,402 km2 (26,410 sq mi) (7th) | |||
| Highest elevation (Mount Ossa) | 1,617 m (5,305 ft) | |||
| Population | ||||
• March 2022 estimate |  571,165[4] (6th) | |||
• Density | 8.9/km2 (23.1/sq mi) (4th) | |||
| GSP | 2020 estimate | |||
• Total | AU$32.102 billion[5] (8th) | |||
• Per capita | AU$59,779 (7th) | |||
| Gini (2016) | 44.8[6] medium · 3rd | |||
| HDI (2021) | 0.921[7] very high · 8th | |||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | |||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+11:00 (AEDT) | |||
| Postal abbreviation | TAS | |||
| ISO 3166 code | AU-TAS | |||
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| Bird | Yellow wattlebird (unofficial) (Anthochaera paradoxa)[9] | |||
| Flower | Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)[10] | |||
| Mammal | Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)[8] | |||
| Plant | Leatherwood (unofficial) (Eucryphia lucida)[11] | |||
| Colour(s) | Bottle Green (PMS 342), Yellow (PMS 114), & Maroon (PMS 194)[12] | |||
| Mineral | Crocoite (PbCrO4)[13] | |||
| Website | tas | |||
Tasmania (/tæzˈmeɪniə/; palawa kani: lutruwita[14]) is an island state of Australia.[15] It is located 240 kilometres (150 miles) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated from it by the Bass Strait, with the archipelago containing the southernmost point of the country. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands.[16] It is Australia's least populous state, with 569,825 residents as of December 2021[update]. The state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40 percent of the population living in the Greater Hobart area.[17] Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city.[18]
Tasmania's main island was inhabited by Aboriginal peoples.[19] It is thought that Aboriginal Tasmanians became separated from the mainland Aboriginal groups about 11,700 years ago, after rising sea levels formed Bass Strait.[20] The island was permanently settled by Europeans in 1803 as a penal settlement of the British Empire to prevent claims to the land by the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.[21] The Aboriginal population is estimated to have been between 3,000 and 7,000 at the time of British settlement, but was almost wiped out within 30 years during a period of conflicts with settlers known as the "Black War" and the spread of infectious diseases. The conflict, which peaked between 1825 and 1831 and led to more than three years of martial law, cost the lives of almost 1,100 Aboriginal people and settlers.
Under British rule the island was initially part of the Colony of New South Wales but became a separate colony under the name Van Diemen's Land (named after Anthony van Diemen) in 1825.[22] Approximately 80,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before this practice, known as transportation, ceased in 1853.[23] In 1855 the present Constitution of Tasmania was enacted, and the following year the colony formally changed its name to Tasmania. In 1901 it became a state of Australia through the process of the federation of Australia.
Today, Tasmania has the smallest economy of the Australian states and territories, and comprises principally tourism, agriculture and aquaculture, education and healthcare.[24] Tasmania is a significant agricultural exporter, as well as a significant destination for eco-tourism. About 42 percent of its land area, including national parks and World Heritage Sites (21%) is protected in some form of reserve.[25] The first environmental political party in the world was founded in Tasmania.[26]
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- ^ "Proclamation of Tasmanian mineral emblem". Tasmanian Government Gazette. Parliament of Tasmania. 4 December 2000. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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- ^ "Complete National Parks and Reserves Listings". Parks and Wildlife Service. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Howes, Michael. "United Tasmania Group (UTG)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.