Victoria (ProtoTimeline)

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United Tribes of Aotearoa
Nga Iwi Kotahitanga a Aotearoa (Māori)
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Flag
Capital
and largest city
Canterbury
Official languagesEnglish
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Victorian
GovernmentFederal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
LegislatureParliament
Senate
Population
• Estimate
41,931,752
CurrencyVictorian dollar
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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,