Wastren Australie
Flag Coat o airms
Slogan or elk-name	The Wildflower State; The Golden State
Ither Australie states an territories
Coordinates	26°S 121°E  /  26°S 121°E  / -26; 121
Caipital ceety	Perth
Demonym	Western Australian, West Australian, Sandgroper (colloquial)
Govrenment	Constitutional monarchy
? Govrenor	Kerry Sanderson
? Premier	Colin Barnett  ( LP )
Australie state
? Established (as the Swan River Colony )	2 Mey 1829
? Responsible govrenment	21 October 1890
? Federation	1 Januar 1901
? Australie Act	3 Mairch 1986
Aurie
? Total	2,645,615 km² ( 1st ) 1,021,478 sq mi
? Laund	2,529,875 km² 976,790 sq mi
? Watter	115,740 km² (4.37%) 44,687 sq mi
Population (Mar 2016) [1]
? Population	2,613,700 ( 4th )
? Densitie	0.99/km² ( 7t ) 2.6 /sq mi
Elevation
? Heichest point	Mount Meharry 1,249 m (4,098 ft)
Gross state product (2014-15)
? Product ($m)	$214,230 [2] ( 4th )
? Product per caipita	$82,140 (1st)
Time zone(s)	UTC+8 ( AWST )
Federal representation
? Hoose seats	16/150
? Senate seats	12/76
Abbreviations
? Postal	WA
? ISO 3166-2	AU-WA
Emblems
? Floral	Reid-an-green or Mangles kangaroo paw ( Anigozanthos manglesii )
? Ainimal	Numbat ( Myrmecobius fasciatus )
? Bird	Black swan ( Cygnus atratus )
? Fish	Whaul shairk
? Fossil	Gogo fish ( Mcnamaraspis kaprios )
? Colours	Black an gowd
Wabsteid	www .wa .gov .au

Wastren Australie or Wastren Austrailie ( Inglis : Western Australia ) is a state o Australie , occupeein the entire wastren third o the Australian continent . Australie's lairgest state an the seicont lairgest subnaitional entity in the warld, it haes 2.2 million indwallers (10% o the naitional tot), 85% o wham live in the sooth-wast corner o the state.

The state's caipital ceety is Perth . The fowk o Wastren Australie are colloquially referred tae as sandgropers , the common name o an insect foond on saund dunes aroond Perth.

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