Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country. It is the second largest state by area and the third largest state by population.
Queensland is also Australia's most decentralised state: The capital and largest city is Brisbane, but others regional centres include the Gold Coast (the state's second largest city, the seventh largest city in the country, and a major tourism destination), Townsville, Rockhampton, Mackay, Cairns, Toowoomba, and Mount Isa. Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since it enjoys warm weather and a sizable portion of the state is in the tropics.
Population of Queensland officially is over 4 million. Queensland is the fastest growing state in Australia, with nine hundred people moving to the state a week.
