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Victoria, also known as VIC or Vic, is a state in Australia. It is in the south-east corner of the country. Its capital city and largest, most-populated city is Melbourne. Geelong is Victoria's second biggest city, Ballarat is the third and Bendigo the fourth.
Victoria has a population of 5,110,500 (2006).
The City of Melbourne has many attractions, not only its well-known shopping tourism, but other major attractions such as the Crown Casino, Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Docklands, Southbank and St. Kilda. Melbourne is also the home of cultural and sporting icons such as The Arts Centre, National Gallery of Victoria and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known as MCG.
Melbourne has also been voted in a poll the world's leading city in sporting. Discover Victoria's secret.
Victoria is the home of AFL, with ten of the sixteen clubs of the Australian Football League based in Victoria, and the traditional Grand Final held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the last Saturday in September. Victoria's cricket team, the Victorian Bushrangers play in the national 'Pura Cup' cricket competition.
Victoria has one team each represented in the National Rugby League and the Australian Rugby Championship, the Melbourne Storm and Melbourne Rebels respectively.
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