Victoria

Population 5 297 560

Total land area: 227 010 sq km

People per square kilometre : 22.1

Sheep per square kilometre : 94

Length of coastline : 1868 km

Number of islands : 184

Longest river : Goulburn River (566 km)

Largest lake : Lake Corangamite (209 sq km)

Highest mountain : Mt Bogong (1986 m), Alpine National Park

Hottest place : Mildura (77 days per year above 30°C)

Wettest place : Weeaproinah (1900 mm per year), Otway Ranges

Oldest permanent settlement : Portland, 1834

Most famous beach : Bells Beach, Torquay

Tons of gold mined : 2500 (2 per cent of world total)

Estimated tons of gold left : 5000

Litres of milk produced on Victorian dairy farms per year : 7 billion

Quirkiest festival : Great Vanilla Slice Triumph, Ouyen

Famous people : Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries, Kylie Minogue

Original name for the Twelve Apostles : The Sow and Piglets

Best invention : Bionic ear

First Ned Kelly film released : The Story of the Kelly Gang, 1906 (also believed to be the world’s first feature film)

Local beer : Victoria Bitter