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What is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia?

Melbourne

Darwin

Perth

Brisbane

Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony, and gained city status in 1856. It is named after Perth, Scotland, due to the influence of Sir George Murray, then Member of Parliament for Perthshire and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

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Thailand

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100%

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Estonia

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10

Australia

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91%

1%

71

Italy

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50

Romania

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Republic of Ireland

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France

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11

the United States

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289

Israel

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the United Kingdom

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220

Pakistan

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14

Austria

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98

Germany

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592

Poland

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37

Switzerland

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the Netherlands

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34

India

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67

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Canada

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