Wastren Austrailie

Wastren Australie or Wastren Austrailie (Inglis: Western Australia) is a state o Australie, occupeein the entire wastren third o the Australian continent. Australie's lairgest state an the seicont lairgest subnaitional entity in the warld, it haes 2.2 million indwallers (10% o the naitional tot), 85% o wham live in the sooth-wast corner o the state.

Wastren Australie
Flag Coat o airms
Slogan or elk-name	The Wildflower State; The Golden State
Ither Australie states an territories
Coordinates	26°S 121°E / -26; 121
Caipital ceety	Perth
Demonym	Western Australian, West Australian, Sandgroper (colloquial)
Govrenment	Constitutional monarchy
• Govrenor	Kerry Sanderson
• Premier	Colin Barnett (LP)
Australie state
• Established (as the Swan River Colony)	2 Mey 1829
• Responsible govrenment	21 October 1890
• Federation	1 Januar 1901
• Australie Act	3 Mairch 1986
Aurie
• Total	2,645,615 km² (1st) 1,021,478 sq mi
• Laund	2,529,875 km² 976,790 sq mi
• Watter	115,740 km² (4.37%) 44,687 sq mi
Population (Mar 2016)
• Population	2,613,700 (4th)
• Densitie	0.99/km² (7t) 2.6 /sq mi
Elevation
• Heichest point	Mount Meharry 1,249 m (4,098 ft)
Gross state product (2014-15)
• Product ($m)	$214,230 (4th)
• Product per caipita	$82,140 (1st)
Time zone(s)	UTC+8 (AWST)
Federal representation
• Hoose seats	16/150
• Senate seats	12/76
Abbreviations
• Postal	WA
• ISO 3166-2	AU-WA
Emblems
• Floral	Reid-an-green or Mangles kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii)
• Ainimal	Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
• Bird	Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
• Fish	Whaul shairk
• Fossil	Gogo fish (Mcnamaraspis kaprios)
• Colours	Black an gowd
Wabsteid	www.wa.gov.au

The state's caipital ceety is Perth. The fowk o Wastren Australie are colloquially referred tae as sandgropers, the common name o an insect foond on saund dunes aroond Perth.