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Western Australia in 2010 is the home to about 3,105,800 people and is Australia's largest state, and faces the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital of WA and has a population of about 1.65 million people and is closer to jakarta and Singapore than it is to Canberra. The highest population of people live in and around Perth.
Tourists love the country's best beaches, great nightlife, busy markets, outdoor dining, inner city parks and the amazing marine adventure tours.

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Some Basic Facts about Western Australia.

Weather
Perth enjoys about 8 hours of sunshine daily and only has about 247 cloudy or wet days per year. Maximum temperatures range from 17 degrees Celcius in July (winter) to 30 degrees Celcius in February. (summer)

Even in the coldest months, minimum temperatures rarely fall below 5 degrees Celcius. Most of its 802mm annual rainfall occurs in the winter months.

Shopping retail hours in Perth are from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, but on Thursday, the shops are open until 9pm. On Saturday, the shops close at 5.30pm.
Most of the smaller shops, pharmacies and delis (corner stores) open all weekend.

The speed limit in WA varies across the state. The maximum limit on highways is 110 kilometres per hour and it is an offence to drive over the speed limit.

Major metropolitan arterial roads have a limit of 60 kilometres per hour while suburban streets are almost always limited to 50 kilometres per hour.

School zones are specifically marked and restricted to 40 kilometres per hour during the beginning and end of the school day.

Freeways and highways vary from 80 kilometres to 110 kilometres per hour. Vehicles drive on the left hand side of the road as every driver in Australia must, and it is compulsory to wear seat belts.

When approaching roundabouts you must give way to vehicles already in the roundabout. Always use the left hand indicator prior to exiting.

U-Turns are only permitted at traffic lights when there is a displayed 'U-turn permitted' sign.

You are required to give way to public buses and always be alert when approaching a railway crossing.

THe Time Zone in WA operates on Australian Eastern Standard Time. As with Queensland and The Northern Territory, Western Australian does not observe Daylight Summer Saving time.

There are three time zones in Australia:

Time Zone Clocks Western Standard Time (AWST - GMT + 8:00) in Western Australia Central Standard Time (ACST - GMT + 9:30) in South Australia and Northern Territory; and Eastern Standard Time (AEST - GMT +10:00) which operates in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.

ACST is half an hour behind AEST, while AWST is two hours behind AEST.

Also known as Summer Time, Daylight Saving Time occurs when the time on local clocks is advanced forward by one hour at the beginning of Daylight Savings Time, and returned back by one hour at the end, during the summer months of December, January and February.

Western Australia's Emblems are as follows:-

Flower: Red and Green Kangaroo Paw which grows to 1 metre (3') tall, and has deep green flowers with contrasting red base and stem. It prefers a sunny spot with well-drained sandy soil, and is a common sight in bushland around Perth in springtime.

Animal: Numbat (Not official)
Numbats eat termites, and unlike other marsupials, they are active only by day. Once common across a wide band of semi-arid country, they're now restricted to small areas of Western Australia.

Bird: Black Swan
Large black swan with white wingtips, often seen in big flocks.

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