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Adelaide- The Festival City

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Quick Facts

	Currency	Australian Dollar (AUD)
	Language	English
	Area	1826.9 km²
	Climate	Temperate / Mediterranean climate, with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers


Summer:	Max- 84°F (29°C) \| Min- 62°F(17°C)
Winter:	Max- 59°F (15°C) \| Min- 44°F(7°C)

Also known as:	The Festival City, the city of Churches, wine city of Australia and twenty minute city.
Famous for:	Festivals as well as for its wine, churches,arts and sport events.
Geographical Location:	Located 729 km (453 mi) north west of Melbourne, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges.
Latitude, Longitude & Altitude:	34°52'S 138°30'E and 160 ft feet above sea level.
Best time to visit:	December to February.
Neighbouring Cities:	Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln, Victor Harbor, Whyalla.
Means of Local Transport:	Trains, trams, metros, ferries, CATs and buses.

Overview
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million. It is a coastal city beside the Southern Ocean, and is situated on the Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St. Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges. As South Australia's seat of government and commercial center, Adelaide is the site of many governmental and financial institutions.

Adelaide's economy is primarily based around manufacturing, defense technology and research, commodity export and corresponding service industries. It has large manufacturing, defense and research zones. They contain car manufacturing plants for General Motors Holden, and plants that produce electronic systems that are sold worldwide for applications in medical, communications, defense, automotive, food and wine processing and industrial sectors. Australia's largest oil company, Santos (South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search), prominent South Australian brewery, Coopers, major national retailer Harris Scarfe and Australia's second largest listed investment company Argo Investments Limited are situated in this south Australian city.

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