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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = | |conventional_long_name = Commonwealth of Victoria | ||
|native_name = | |native_name = | ||
|common_name = <!--Common name in English (used for wikilinks and to produce a default iso3166 code)--> | |common_name = <!--Common name in English (used for wikilinks and to produce a default iso3166 code)--> | ||
|image_flag = File: | |image_flag = File:Flag (3).png | ||
|alt_flag = <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)--> | |alt_flag = <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)--> | ||
|image_coat = <!--e.g. Coat of arms of country.svg--> | |image_coat = <!--e.g. Coat of arms of country.svg--> | ||
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|ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided) or use to place a <ref>--> | |ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided) or use to place a <ref>--> | ||
|demonym = | |demonym = Victorian | ||
|government_type = Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |government_type = Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||
|leader_title1 = Queen | |leader_title1 = Queen | ||
|leader_name1 = Elizabeth II | |leader_name1 = Elizabeth II | ||
|leader_title2 = Governor-General | |leader_title2 = Governor-General | ||
|leader_name2 = | |leader_name2 = Maria Tamihana | ||
| | |leader_title3 = Prime Minster | ||
| | |leader_name3 = Jacinda Ardern | ||
| | |leader_title4 = Chief Justice | ||
| | |leader_name4 = Alexander Whelan | ||
|legislature = Parliament | |legislature = Parliament | ||
|upper_house = Senate | |upper_house = Senate | ||
|lower_house = | |lower_house = House of Representatives | ||
|sovereignty_type = <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)--> | |sovereignty_type = <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)--> | ||
|established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation--> | |established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation--> | ||
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Commonwealth of Victoria | |
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.png) Flag | |
| Capital and largest city | Canterbury |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym(s) | Victorian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Queen | Elizabeth II |
• Governor-General | Maria Tamihana |
• Prime Minster | Jacinda Ardern |
• Chief Justice | Alexander Whelan |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 41,931,752 |
| Currency | Victorian dollar |
| Driving side | left |
| Internet TLD | .vc |
Victoria, officially the Commonwealth of Victoria, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Victorian continent, the New Hebries Archipelago, Francis Drake Islands, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Victoria's population of nearly 45 million, in an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi). Canterbury is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Sringwood, and other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Northampton, Springwood, and Nottingham.
Melanesians were the first inhabitants of Victoria, specifically within the island province of New Hebrdes, whereas Polynesians settled the Victorian mainland around 1450, developing a distinctive culture yet still maintaining close ties to the Maori in New Zealand, where there is a shared language and culture. The first non-Maori contact with Victoria occurred when Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sighted and landed on the island in 1642 CE,