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  outh  ustralia
Capital: Adelaide.
Population: 1.5 million.
The locals: stockmen, bushrangers, drovers, miners, Aborigines and hardy weathered types. Life her is harsh, even in civilized Adelaide there is a sense that the outback isn't far away.
Tourists come here because: South Australia is on the way to everywhere and it is full of secrets. The terrain ranges from Mediterranean-style olive groves to arid saltpans, from red dust to marshy wetlands, often within just a few hours. And with wildlife from camels to penguins, there are plenty furry friends around.
Inside info: South Australia is the driest state of the driest continent on earth. Lake Eyre is the lowest dry land on earth, 6 meters below sea level in places. An inland sea, as the climate warmed it dried up, leaving only a thick, surreal crust of salt.
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