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Appearance
![A family of black swans on the shore of the Swan River with the Perth skyline in background.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Swan_River%2CPerth%2CWestern_Australia.jpg/370px-Swan_River%2CPerth%2CWestern_Australia.jpg)
Perth is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth largest city in Australia, with a population of 1,477,818 in June 2005, making up almost 75% of Western Australia's population. It is a coastal city, located beside the Indian Ocean, and is situated on the Swan River in the lower south-western portion of the Australian continent.
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