Good morning! What can you tell me about the geography of Australia? 
 Yes I can Australia has six states — New South Wales ( NSW ) , Queensland ( QLD ) , South Australia ( SA ) , Tasmania ( TAS ) , Victoria ( VIC ) and Western Australia ( WA ) — and two major mainland territories — the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ) and the Northern Territory ( NT ) . 
 What is the capital city of the country? 
 Australia, formally the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country and sovereign state in the southern hemisphere, located in Oceania. Its capital city is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. 
 Interesting. I thought Sydney was the capital. I've learned something already! Are there mountainous regions there or is most of the interior desert land? 
 That is something that I do not know but I do know that Over 250 Indigenous Australian languages are thought to have existed at the time of first European contact , of which fewer than twenty are still in daily use by all age groups . 
 Is there still a large indigenous population there? 
 At the time of the 2006 census , 52,000 Indigenous Australians , representing 12 % of the Indigenous population , reported that they spoke an Indigenous language at home . 
 Can you tell me what the entire population of the country is? 
 At the 2016 census , 649,171 people ( 2.8 % of the total population ) identified as being Indigenous — Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders . 
 Do they practice a predominant religion there? I've always thought of Australians as very independent thinkers. 
 The spirituality and customs of Torres Strait Islanders , who inhabit the islands between Australia and New Guinea , reflected their Melanesian origins and dependence on the sea . 
 That would be an interesting topic to delve into even further at a later time. Thank you for the great information! 
 You are so welcome!
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