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Sydney is one of the most cosmopolitan cities on the planet. As well as being home to the descendents of those who arrived with the original English, Irish and Scottish colonists, Sydney has attracted immigrants from all over the world - from countries as diverse as Italy, Greece, China, New Zealand, India, the Phillipines, Lebanon, Iraqis, Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa and the Pacific Islands. Sydney's culture, food and general outlook reflect these contributions to the majority Anglo-Celtic cultural basis.
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Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is Australia's oldest and largest city with a population of around 4 million. Sydney is built around a huge harbour and hosts many tourist attractions as well as a number of beaches, bays and a couple of national parks.
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Sydney has a good public transport system, especially in areas closer to the city area where many attractions are. You can find out timetables, fares, and routes by phoning 131 500 within Australia for the cost of a local call, or by visiting 131500.info. The further away from the city you travel, the less frequent and comprehensive public transport services will tend to be.
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Like most modern cities, Sydney abandoned its factories a long time ago. The chief activites of the city are attempts to steal sporting and cultural events from Seattle, the only other famous 's' city. The biggest success was the 2000 Olympics which Sydney took from the Germans after two bids. Now Sydney is ready to suck in the cash with evangelising young Catholics set to descend on the city like a ravenous swarm of locusts in the near future.
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Throughout the 20th century Sydney continued to expand with various new waves of European and (later) Asian immigration, resulting in its highly cosmopolitan atmosphere. Indeed, Sydney has the second highest immigrant population of any major world city, with 45% of the population being either migrants or children of migrants.[citation needed]
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Sydney is perhaps best described as "sub-tropical" - although Sydneysiders talk about four seasons, it is truer to say that Sydney probably has two seasons: a hot, mildly humid one (summer), and a cooler one (winter). The city is generally comfortable for travellers to visit any time of year. The city enjoys in excess of 300 sunny days each year - that said, when it rains, it really can rain, varying between days of grey drizzle to over a week of bucketing downpours with occasional localized flooding.
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