Canberra. Trip to Canberra, country student's hotels, placing.

Canberra is the capital city of Australia and with a population of over 332,000, is Australia's largest inland city. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 280 kilometres (177 mi) southwest of Sydney, and 650 kilometres (400 mi) north-east of Melbourne. Canberra lies astride the Molonglo River, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River. It is unusual among Australian cities as an entirely purpose-built, planned city.

As the seat of the government of Australia, Canberra is the site of Parliament House, the High Court of Australia and numerous government departments and agencies. It is also the location of many social and cultural institutions of national significance.

There are light industries and a growing tourist trade. Notable features of the city are the Australian National University, Mount Stromlo Observatory, the National Library of Australia, the High Court of Australia, the Australian National Gallery, the Church of St. John the Baptist , the Australian National War Memorial, Parliament House, and colleges of technical and further education.