Quick Facts on South Australia

Area: 984,377 square kilometres
Capital: Adelaide (population 1,129,145 In June 2005)
Coastline: 4,800 kilometres (with 100 islands)
Statewide population: 1,554,700 in June 2006
Language: English
Adelaide's sister cities: Christchurch, New Zealand; Georgetown, Penang; Austin, Texas; Himeji, Japan.