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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 km<sup>2</sup>), 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]].
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 km<sup>2</sup>), 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]].
The inhabitant of Sydney are call themselves ''Sydneysiders''. The centre of Sydney is called ''CBD'', an abbreviation for Central Business District. Most Sydney landmarks, such as the [[Sydney Opera House| Opera House]], the [[Sydney Tower]], the Queen Victoria Building, and Darling Harbour and Hyde Park, are in or right next to CBD. The rest of the metropolitan falls into three parts: The ''North Shore'' is an affluent residential area north of the harbour. The ''Eastern suburbs'' east of CBD contains famous beach suburbs such as Bondi, affluent residential areas such as Woolhara and Double Bay, as well as mostly urban areas. The ''Western suburbs'' are a mostly suburban residential area that stretches fro CBD to the Blue Mountains National Park. The Western Suburbs are known for its communities of recent immigrants, especially from the [[Middle East]].
Sydney is a hotbed of [[rugby league]] and other sports, and the city successfully hosted the [[Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] in 2000.
Sydney is a hotbed of [[rugby league]] and other sports, and the city successfully hosted the [[Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] in 2000.