Sydney
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Port city and capital of the state of New South Wales, founded by the commanders of the First Fleet in 1788. It lies on what has been described as "the finest natural harbour in the world"; city landmarks include the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
The metropolitan area of has about 4.3 million inhabitants and ranks 67 in the world. At the same time Sydney is the 9th largest urban area on Earth in size (12.100 km2), spreading over 300 different suburbs. It is about the same size as Los Angeles in area, but has only about a third its population.
Sydney is a hotbed of rugby league and other sports; and the city hosted the Olympic Games in 2000.