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General Information Area: 2400 sq km (1511 sq miles). Population: 312,400 (official estimate 2000). Population Density: 130 per sq km. Capital: Canberra (also national capital). Population: 309,900 (official estimate 1999). GEOGRAPHY: Canberra is located in the Australian Capital Territory on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and was conceived in the early 1900s in order to create a capital city in a federal State separate from any of the uniting States. Spectacular green countryside is ringed by mountains nearly 600m (2000ft) above sea level. Lake Burley-Griffin, an artificial lake, is the main feature of this constantly expanding modern capital. Hills, trees and greenery remain prominent among the architecture of a city that is attractive, tidy, spacious and efficient as befits the national capital city. Time: GMT + 10 (GMT + 11 from last Sunday in August to last Saturday in March). From www.columbusguides.com, Copyright © 2004 Highbury Columbus Travel Publishing Terms and Conditions apply.