Western Australia

Western Australia is one of the eight states and territories of Australia. It is the largest state in Australia, with about 33% of the land area of the mainland. It has a population of nearly three million people. Over 90% live in the south-west. Its capital city is Perth.

WA is the second-largest country sub-division in the world, only exceeded by the Russian Sakha Republic. Western Australia federated with the other British colonies in Australia in 1901.

Today, Western Australia's economy is mainly mining, oil and gas, services and construction. The state produces 46% of Australia's exports.^[1] Western Australia is the largest iron ore producer in the world.^[2] Basically, the mountains in W.A. are made of iron ore which precipitated out of the ocean over three billion years ago when oxygen entered the atmosphere in large amounts.

1. ↑ Curran, Enda 2012. Western Australia Plans Sovereign Wealth Fund. The Wall Street Journal.
2. ↑ US Geological Survey. Minerals.usgs.gov. 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2016.