Government of South Australia
www.sa.gov.au

Adelaide Convention and Tourism Authority
http://www.adelaideconvention.com.au/

City Council of Adelaide
www.adelaidecitycouncil.com

South Australian Police
http://www.sapolice.sa.gov.au/sapol/home.jsp

Police:	000 (112 from mobile)
Fire Department:	000 (112 from mobile)
Ambulance:	000 (112 from mobile)
Adelaide Emergency Service:	13 2 500
The Nationwide Crime Stoppers:	1800 333 000

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.