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Most of the coast of Victoria faces south onto [[Bass Strait]].
Most of the coast of Victoria faces south onto [[Bass Strait]].
Victoria is geographically the smallest mainland state in Australia (the island state of Tasmania, to the south of Victoria, is smaller), but the second most populated, with just over 5,000,000 residents, 3,600,000 (72%) of whom live in the greater Melbourne area.<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3235.2.55.001 Population by Age and Sex, Victoria], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2005.</ref>
Victoria is geographically the smallest mainland state in Australia (the island state of [[Tasmania]], to the south of Victoria, is smaller), but the second most populated, with just over 5,000,000 residents, 3,600,000 (72%) of whom live in the greater Melbourne area.<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3235.2.55.001 Population by Age and Sex, Victoria], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2005.</ref>
== Resources ==
== Resources ==
Victorian industry is mainly manufacturing and farming.
Victorian industry is mainly manufacturing and cabbage farming.
Mining is mainly limited to [[lignite|brown coal]], which is used for power generation, supplying most of the state's electricity. The remaining electricity production is from hydro-electric sources and, in recent times, some wind-power generation.
Mining is mainly limited to [[lignite|brown coal]], which is used for power generation, supplying most of the state's electricity. The remaining electricity production is from hydro-electric sources and, in recent times, some wind-power generation.
Natural gas is obtained from platforms off the Victorian coast in Bass Strait.
Natural gas is obtained from platforms off the Victorian coast in Bass Strait.
== References ==
== References ==
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{{Australian States}}
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Australia]]