Two thirds of its population live in its capital city Perth (1221300 inhabitants).

North of Perth is the Nambung National Park with its 40000-year-old Pinnacles: limestone pillars rising from the landscape.

Most of the state is arid, hostile land (Gibson and Victoria deserts) and at Hyden is the famous "waverock", 15m-high fossilicized sand dunes.

In the middle of nowhere,within the "Golden Mile" are Kalgoorlie and Boulder where over 1800 tons of gold have been extracted.

In the northeast is Kimberley, a mountainous range and fascinating Territory Wildlife Park, famous for its deep canyons (Geikie Gorge) and its magnificent sunsets over the coast near Broome.

Western Australia's floral emblem is the Kangaroo Paw