The Australian Capital Territory is home to the nation's capital, Canberra.

Canberra is Australia's capital city and resides in as the only major town or city inside the Australian Capital Territory. Canberra is Australia's youngest city, being proclaimed once the ACT was formed in 1912.

The design for the city was won in an international competition by an American architect, Walter Burley Griffin. Growth was slow in the ACT from the start til the 1950's when the Federal Government injected huge amounts of money into Canberra to make it a recognised capital city with the construction of many of Canberra's national buildings, and the damming of Molonglo River to become Lake Burley Griffin. The Government departments that were in Melbourne and Sydney were shifted to Canberra, reluctantly - however, this along with the new Parliament House in 1988 completed Burley Griffin's city plan.

Today Canberra and its residents are in perhaps the only fully planned city and the highest standard of living. The amenities and facilities that are offered by Canberra are exceptional and far beyond those offered by any other city of similar size in the world. The city's road infrastructure is superb making it the easiest city to traverse by car, and Canberra is set amongst many standout mountains meaning a view of any part of the city is not hard to reach. Canberra offers many attractions to tourists - The Telstra Tower on Black Mountain captures the eye immediately, along with the list of national buildings. These include the Australian War Memorial, National Gallery, Old and new Parliament House, High Court, National Library, Questacon, National Museum and the Carillon. To the west of the city within the ACT is Tidbinbilla's Tracking Station - similar to the radio dish installed at Parkes. Shopping can realistically only be found in the major shopping centres (Tuggeranong, Woden, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Majura Park or the City centre) which is good in terms of successful land zoning, however this sadly gives Canberra little character that the rest of Australia's towns and cities have achieved.

Population:

454 000 ¹

Capital City:

Canberra (also known as Civic or City)

Location:

660 km northeast of Melbourne, 295 km southwest of Sydney

Main Roads:

Federal Highway (M23 and A23), Majura Parkway (M23), Northbourne Avenue (A23), Canberra Avenue (A23 and B52), Barton Highway (A25), Monaro Highway (B23), Kings Hwy (B52), Adelaide Avenue, Caswell Drive, Drakeford Drive, Erindale Drive, Ginninderra Drive, Gungahlin Drive, Gundaroo Drive, Hindmarsh Drive, Horse Park Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive, Parkes Way, Pialligo Avenue, Tharwa Drive, Tuggeranong Parkway, William Hovell Drive and Yamba Drive

Radio Stations: ²

DAB+:
1RPH, 1WAY, 2CA, 2CC, 2XX, 60s Music Canberra, 70s Music Canberra, ABC Classic, ABC Country, ABC Jazz, ABC Kids Listen, ABC News Radio, ABC Radio Canberra, ABC Radio National, ABC Sport, Artsound, Australia Today, Blender Beats, Buddha, CADA, Club Lime Radio, CMS Radio, Coles Radio Canberra, Double J, Hit 104.7 Canberra, iHeart Country, Mix 106.3, My Canberra Digital, Nige!, SBS Arabic, SBS Chill, SBS PopAsia, SBS Radio 1, SBS Radio 2, SBS South Asian, Snow Digital, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed, Triple M 90s and Triple M Country

FM:
1WAY FM (91.9 MHz and 94.3 MHz), 2XX (98.3 MHz), 60s Music Canberra (97.5 MHz), ABC Classic (99.1 MHz and 102.3 MHz), ABC News Radio (99.9 MHz and 103.9 MHz), ArtSound (90.3 MHz and 92.7 MHz), China Radio International (88.0 MHz), CMS Radio (91.1 MHz and 107.9 MHz), Faith FM (87.6 MHz), Hit 104.7 Canberra (100.7 MHz and 104.7 MHz), Mix 106.3 (106.3 MHz and 107.1 MHz), QBN FM (96.7 MHz), UC FM (87.8 MHz), SBS Radio (105.5 MHz), Triple J (95.9 and 101.5 MHz) and Valley FM 89.5 (89.5 MHz)

AM:
1RPH (1125 MHz), 2CA (1053 kHz), 2CC (1206 kHz), 2ME (1638 kHz and 1647 kHz), ABC Central West (549 kHz), ABC Radio Canberra (666 kHz), ABC Radio National (846 kHz), China Radio International (1647 kHz), SBS Radio (1440 kHz), SENTrack Canberra (1323 kHz) and Sky Sports Radio (1008 kHz)

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