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→The States and Territories of Australia: Jervis Bay Territory is an internal territory too
====The States and Territories of Australia====
====The States and Territories of Australia====
[[File:State Library of Victoria Australia.jpg|thumb|220px|Melbourne, State Library of Victoria.]]
[[File:State Library of Victoria Australia.jpg|thumb|220px|Melbourne, State Library of Victoria.]]
Australia has six states and two internal territories. The states are:
Australia has six states and three internal territories. The states are:
* [[New South Wales]]
* [[New South Wales]]
* [[Victoria]]
* [[Victoria]]
* The [[Northern Territory]] (responsible government since 1978)
* The [[Northern Territory]] (responsible government since 1978)
* [[Australian Capital Territory]] (responsible government since 1988) which is the location of Australia's capital city, [[Canberra]].
* [[Australian Capital Territory]] (responsible government since 1988) which is the location of Australia's capital city, [[Canberra]].
* [[Jervis Bay Territory]] (small, not much there, generally forgotten about)
External territories include:
External territories include:
* [[Christmas Island]]
* [[Christmas Island]]