CANBERRA - The National Capital of Australia. It is sometimes called the 'Bush Capital' because pockets of bushland reserve extend almost to the city centre and over half our land is classified as national park or nature reserve.

Located 150km inland and 571m above the Pacific Ocean, Canberra is Australia's largest inland city. It was built on the banks of the Molongo River, now dammed to form Lake Burley Griffin, named after the city's architect, Walter Burley Griffin.

Canberra is in its own territory - the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which is surrounded by the state of New South Wales. The Territory is independently governed and covers 4,067 sq. km.