Tasmania promotes itself as the
Natural State owing to its large, and relatively
unspoiled natural environment. 40% of Tasmania
is formally in reserves, National Parks and World
Heritage Sites. The island of Tasmania, an Australian
state, is located 200 km south of the eastern
side of the continent, being separated from it
by Bass Strait. Tasmania has a population of 484,700
and an area of 68 332 kmē (26,383 square miles).
The capital and largest city is Hobart, which
also encompasses the cities of Glenorchy and Clarence.
Other major population centres include Launceston
in the north, and Devonport and Burnie in the
northwest. The subantarctic Macquarie Island is
also under the administration of the state.
Tasmanian Hotels are of the finest accommodation
in the area.
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