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| | New South Wales |
 | | New South Wales, state in southeastern Australia, bounded on the north by Queensland, on the east by the Tasman Sea, on the south by Victoria, and on the west by South Australia. |
 | | The state legislature consists of a parliament of two houses, namely the legislative council, which has 45 members popularly elected to nine-year terms, and the legislative assembly of 109 members who are popularly elected to three-year terms. |
 | | New South Wales, the oldest colony of Australasia, was named in 1770 by the British explorer Captain James Cook. |
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