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Melbourne, Victoria
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, with a population of approximately 3.8 million (2006 estimate) in the Melbourne metropolitan area and 69,670 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). Melbourne was the capital city of Australia from 1901 until 1927.
Melbourne has twice ranked first in a survey by The Economist of The World's Most Livable Cities on the basis of its cultural attributes, climate, cost of living, and social conditions such as crime rates and health care, once in 2002 [1], and again in 2004. In 2005, however, it was ranked 2nd, behind Vancouver, Canada. The US's Utne Reader puts it thus: "Add a long tradition of civic pride, communities of new immigrants from around the world, and the best food in Australia, and you have a recipe for what many claim is the hippest city in the Southern Hemisphere" (Nov/Dec 2001).
Melbourne has undergone a major urban 'revival', such that it is sometimes classed as being in a second tier of "world cities" - comparable to cities such as Montreal, Osaka, and Prague.
It has one of the highest numbers of international students studying in its universities, after London, New York City, and Paris.
A resident of Melbourne is referred to as a Melburnian.