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00:03:11 1 History
00:03:20 1.1 Early history and foundation
00:06:49 1.2 Victorian gold rush
00:10:29 1.3 Land boom and bust
00:13:19 1.4 De facto Capital of Australia
00:14:03 1.5 Post-war period
00:17:33 1.6 Contemporary Melbourne
00:19:09 2 Geography
00:21:16 2.1 Climate
00:24:32 2.2 Environmental issues
00:28:11 3 Urban structure
00:31:32 3.1 Housing
00:32:37 4 Architecture
00:35:32 5 Culture
00:41:16 5.1 Sports
00:45:56 6 Economy
00:50:24 7 Demographics
00:54:03 8 Education
00:56:47 9 Media
01:00:04 10 Religion
01:01:58 11 Governance
01:03:10 12 Infrastructure
01:03:31 12.1 Health
01:04:52 12.2 Transport
01:11:41 12.3 Utilities
01:13:57 13 Crime
01:14:28 14 Sister cities
01:14:56 15 See also
01:15:11 15.1 Lists



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Melbourne ( (listen) MEL-bən) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,992.5 km2 (3,858.1 sq mi), comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities, and is also the common name for its city centre. The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. It has a population of approximately 5 million (19% of the population of Australia), and its inhabitants are referred to as "Melburnians".The city was founded on 30 August 1835, in what was the British colony of New South Wales, by free settlers from the colony of Van Diemen’s Land. It was incorporated as a Crown settlement in 1837 and named in honour of the British Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. It was declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1847, after which it became the capital of the new colony of Victoria in 1851. In the wake of the 1850s Victorian gold rush, the city entered the "Marvellous Melbourne" boom period, transforming into one of the most important cities in the British Empire and one of the largest and wealthiest in the world. After the federation of Australia in 1901, it served as interim seat of government of the new nation until Canberra became the permanent capital in 1927. Today, it is a leading financial centre in the Asia-Pacific region and ranks 20th in the Global Financial Centres Index.The city is home to many of the best-known cultural institutions in the nation, such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the National Gallery of Victoria and the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building. It is also the birthplace of Australian impressionism, Australian rules football, the Australian film and television industries and Australian contemporary dance. More recently, it has been recognised as a UNESCO City of Literature and a global centre for street art, live music and theatre. It is the host city of annual international events such as the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Open and the Melbourne Cup, and has also hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Due to it rating highly in entertainment, tourism and sport, as well as education, health care, research and development, the EIU currently ranks it the second most liveable city in the world.The main airport serving the city is Melbourne Airport (also referred to as Tullamarine Airport), which is the second busiest in Australia, and Australia's busiest seaport the Port of Melbourne. Its main metropolitan rail terminus is Flinders Street station and its main regional rail and road coach terminus is Southern Cross station. It also has the most extensive freeway network in Australia and the largest urban tram network in the world.

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