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==History==

==History==

[[James Cook]] had visited [[Botany Bay]] (a few kilometres south of Sydney Harbour) in 1770 and later claimed the whole of the east coast of the continent - then known as [[New Holland]] - for the British Crown, coining the name [[New South Wales]]. After the [[American Revolutionary War|American War of Independence]], [[Britain]] decided it needed to establish new colonies to which it could send its growing number of convicts. Thus a plan to dispatch a [[First Fleet|fleet]] to [[New South Wales]] was drawn up, which would be the first European settlement in Australia. It was soon recognised that Botany Bay was unsuitable for a colony due to the lack of fresh water. The fleet moved north to a site on the shores of [[Port Jackson]], seen by Cook from outside its heads but not investigated. Sydney was founded by Governor [[Arthur Phillip]], commander of this [[First Fleet]], on 26th January 1788 when he established the penal settlement at what is now known as Circular Quay.

[[James Cook]] had visited [[Botany Bay]] (a few kilometres south of Sydney Harbour) in 1770 and later claimed the whole of the east coast of the continent - then known as [[New Holland]] - for the British Crown, coining the name [[New South Wales]]. After the [[American Revolutionary War|American War of Independence]], [[Britain]] decided it needed to establish new colonies to which it could send its growing number of convicts. Thus a plan to dispatch a [[First Fleet|fleet]] to [[New South Wales]] was drawn up, which would be the first European settlement in Australia. It was soon recognised that Botany Bay was unsuitable for a colony due to the lack of fresh water. The fleet moved north to a site on the shores of [[Port Jackson]], seen by Cook from outside its heads but not investigated. Sydney was founded by Governor [[Arthur Phillip]], commander of this [[First Fleet]], on 26 January 1788 when he established the penal settlement at what is now known as Circular Quay.

==Modern Sydney==

==Modern Sydney==

Sydney's metropolitan area has about 4.3 million inhabitants and ranks 67 in the world. Sydney is the 9th largest urban area on [[Earth]] in size (12,100 km²), spreading over 300 different [[suburb]]s. It is about the same size as [[Los Angeles]] in area, but has only about a third its [[population]]. It's boundaries generally follow those surveyed within the first six months of settlement and named by Phillip as the County of Cumberland.

Sydney's metropolitan area has about 4.3 million inhabitants and ranks 67 in the world. Sydney is the 9th largest urban area on [[Earth]] in size (12,100 km²), spreading over 300 different [[suburb]]s. It is about the same size as [[Los Angeles]] in area, but has only about a third its [[population]]. It's boundaries generally follow those surveyed within the first six months of settlement and named by Phillip as the County of Cumberland.

The inhabitants of Sydney call themselves "Sydneysiders". Many Sydney landmarks, such as the [[Sydney Opera House| Opera House]], the AMP Tower, the Queen Victoria Building, Darling Harbour and Hyde Park, are in or close to the Central Business District (CBD). Much of the rest of the metropolitan area falls into three parts: The "North Shore" is an affluent residential area north of the harbour; The "Eastern Suburbs", east of the CBD, contain famous beach suburbs such as Bondi and Coogee, affluent residential areas such as Paddington and Double Bay, and mostly urban areas such as Darlinghurst and Redfern; and the "Western Suburbs" are a mostly suburban residential area that stretches from the CBD to the [[Blue Mountains]]. The Western Suburbs are known for their communities of recent immigrants, especially from the [[Middle East]].   

The inhabitants of Sydney call themselves "Sydneysiders". Many Sydney landmarks, such as the [[Sydney Opera House|Opera House]], the AMP Tower, the Queen Victoria Building, Darling Harbour and Hyde Park, are in or close to the Central Business District (CBD). Much of the rest of the metropolitan area falls into three parts: The "North Shore" is an affluent residential area north of the harbour; The "Eastern Suburbs", east of the CBD, contain famous beach suburbs such as Bondi and Coogee, affluent residential areas such as Paddington and Double Bay, and mostly urban areas such as Darlinghurst and Redfern; and the "Western Suburbs" are a mostly suburban residential area that stretches from the CBD to the [[Blue Mountains]]. The Western Suburbs are known for their communities of recent immigrants, especially from the [[Middle East]].   

==Sport and Culture==

==Sport and Culture==