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City Overview:
Located in the southwest corner of the Australian continent, Perth sits elegantly on the banks of the Swan River like a monarch surveying her domain. As the capital of the state of Western Australia, Perth's domain is huge but sparsely inhabited; the Perth metropolitan area accounts for nearly 90% of the state population. The most isolated capital city on earth, it lies upon a similar latitude to Sydney but over 3000km (1860 miles) to the west - as far away as London is from Beirut. Boasting an impressive skyline, inner-city Perth seems to have been designed with people in mind. Its attractive malls and elevated walkways make it pleasant to navigate on foot. Having grown up in isolation from Melbourne and Sydney it has neither the pretensions nor the hustle and bustle of these eastern cities. What it does have is a tangible sense of history; many of its earliest buildings are still standing and its quiet pace of life recalls former times. But with four universities, a modern, well-designed city centre and a culturally diverse population, Perth manages to project a cosmopolitan atmosphere at the same time as being disarmingly friendly and laid-back.
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