National Capital of Australia

Location:
150 km inland, 2 hours drive.
282 km from Sydney, about 3 hours drive.
655 km from Melbourne, about 7 hours drive.
571 metres above sea level

Postcode: 2600
2601 GPO Boxes
2610 Canberra Mail Cenre PO Boxes.

Population: 324,000

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Tourist Attractions:
Parliament House, Old Parliament House, Australian War Memorial, National Gallery of Australia, Questacon, National Library of Australia, Royal Australian mint, National Museum of Australia, Australian national Botanic, Gardens, National Archives of Australia, National Film and Sound Archives, High Court of Australia, National Capital Exhibition.

Festivals:
January: Summernats - Car show.
26 January: Australia Day Celebrations.
February: National Multicultural Festival.
February: Royal Canberra Show.
April: Canberra Balloon Fiesta.
25 April: Anzac Day Ceremony.
September - October: Floriade.
October: Canberra Nara Candle Festival.
National Dinosaur Museum.

Emblems:

Links:
Australian Capital Territory Postmarks
Prime Ministers First Day Cover 1975
Old Parliament House First Day Cover 1977
Faces Of Australia 2000