Australian Capital Territory

	Fullname	Australian Capital Territory
	Flag	Flag of the Australian Capital Territorysvg
	the	the
	Map	Australian Capital Territory locator-MJCpng
	Motto	For the Queen, the Law and the People
	Nickname	none
	Emblems	The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the faunal emblem is the Gang-gang cockatoo
	Emblem Title1	Floral
	Emblem1	Royal Bluebell
	Emblem Title2	Faunal
	Emblem2	Gang-gang Cockatoo
	Emblem Title3	Colours
	Emblem3	Blue and Gold
	Emblem4
	Emblem Title6
	Capital	Canberra
	ChiefType	Chief Minister
	Chief	Jon Stanhope
	ChiefParty	ALP
	Viceroy	Governor General Of Australia
	ViceroyType	Administrator
	PostalAbbreviation	ACT
	EntityAdjective	Territorial
	GSP	$19,167
	GSPYear	2006
	GSPRank	6<sup>th</sup>
	GSPPerCapita	$57,303
	GSPPerCapitaRank	1<sup>st</sup>
	AreaRank	8<sup>th</sup>
	TotalArea	2358
	LandArea	2280 <!-- 2358 x (100-329)% -->
	WaterArea	776 <!-- 2358 x (100-329)% -->
	HighestPoint	Bimberi Peak
	HighestElev	1,912 m
	HighestElev Ft	6,273
	LowestPoint	Murrumbidgee River
	LowestElev	429 m
	LowestElev Ft	1,407
	PercentWater	329
	PopulationRank	7<sup>th</sup>
	Population	336,400
	PopulationYear	End of December 2006
	DensityRank	1<sup>st</sup>
	Density	1426
	TimeZone	UTC+10 ( +11 DST )
	HouseSeats	2
	SenateSeats	2
	ISOCode	AU-CT
	Website	wwwactgovau

The Australian Capital Territory ('''ACT''') is the Capital Territory of the Commonwealth Of Australia and its smallest Self-governing Internal Territory . It is an inland Enclave in New South Wales , situated in Bushland .

The ACT was conceived during the federation conventions of the late 1800s as neutral location for a new National Capital. The Australian Constitution provided that following Federation in 1901, land would be ceded to the new Federal Government . The Territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911, and construction of the capital, Canberra , began in 1913.

The Floral Emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the faunal emblem is the Gang-gang Cockatoo .

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