Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Informally there are at least 15 regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2020, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,367,206, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population.

Sydney was founded by the British, and the largest proportion of its citizens is still of British stock, if that term is extended to include persons of Irish descent. In the period after World War II, however, Australia took in large numbers of immigrants from other European countries and from Asia, including people of Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, and Vietnamese origins. New Zealand also provides a large number of immigrants. Many of these newcomers settled in Sydney. Some of the inner suburbs have a distinctly Greek or Italian character, and almost every suburb has its variety of ethnic restaurants. There is a Chinatown, and one suburb, Redfern, has a small community of Aboriginals living under somewhat depressed conditions.

The two largest Christian denominations are Anglican and Roman Catholic, each with its cathedral, but Sydney also has Muslim mosques, Jewish synagogues, and Buddhist temples, as well as the churches of many other Christian denominations.

Sydney is Australia's largest and oldest city. This city is the ancestor of the whole continent. Based on the historical data, over 200 years ago Captain Cook landed here.

A slightly inaccurate view of Sydney Harbor (there are no boat docks in the depicted location and viewing angle.)