Which country's capital is Sydney?

Sydney, located on the southeast coast of Australia, is the capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the largest and most populous city in Australia. Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area consists of downtown Sydney and 33 suburbs. Known as the "new york" in the southern hemisphere. Sydney has been rated as one of the most livable cities in the world by UN-Habitat for many years.

Sydney has a highly developed financial industry, manufacturing industry and tourism. Among them, the headquarters of the world's top multinational companies and domestic and foreign financial institutions are rooted in Sydney.

At the same time, Sydney is also home to the Australian Stock Exchange, Reserve Bank of Australia and Twentieth Century Fox Studio in the United States. Sydney is also the host city of many important international sports events. It has hosted 1938 Commonwealth Games, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and 2003 World Cup Rugby Games.

Climatic characteristics of Sydney

Sydney has a subtropical humid climate with abundant annual rainfall. The weather in Sydney is influenced by the adjacent ocean, so this western inland city is more continental. The warmest month is 65438+ 10 month, the temperature in coastal areas is 18.6℃~25.8℃, and the average number of days above 30℃ is 14.6 days.

The highest temperature on land is 45.3℃, which was recorded at 1939 65438+ 10/4 after four days of nationwide heat wave. It is slightly cooler in summer, and the temperature in coastal areas rarely drops below 5℃. The maximum Leng Yue is in July, and the average extreme value is 8.0℃~ 16.2℃. The minimum value on land is 2. 1℃.

Rainfall is fairly even in summer and winter. Due to the adjustment of the east wind, the rainfall in the first half of the year was slightly higher. The average annual rainfall is about 12 17mm, with moderate rainfall and little change, and the average annual rainfall is 138 days.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sydney.