What is South Australia?
[[File:SA in Australia map.png|thumb|South Australia]] [[File:South Australian Coat of Arms.svg|thumb|right|150px|South Australia's coat of arms]] [[File:Flag of South Australia.svg|thumb|South Australia's flag]] '''South Australia''' is one of the six [[state]]s of [[Australia]]. The [[capital (city)|capital]] city is [[Adelaide]]. == Location == South Australia is in the southern central part of the country. It is one of the driest parts of the [[continent]]. South Australia gets very little rain. == Appearance == The state has a total [[land]] area of 984,377 [[kilometre|km²]] (380,070 sq [[mile|mi]]). It is the fourth largest of Australia's states and [[territory|territories]]. In 2006 there were 1,554,397 people living in South Australia.<ref>{{Census 2006 AUS |id =4 |name =South Australia |accessdate = 2011-08-06|quick=on}}</ref> ==Emblems of South Australia == * The floral [[emblem]] of South Australia is Sturt's Desert Pea, ''[[Swainsona formosa]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/sa.emblem.html |title=Floral Emblem of South Australia |accessdate=2008-12-13 |format= |work=Australian National Botanic Gardens }}</ref> It was made the emblem on [[November 23]], [[1961]]. * The faunal emblem is the [[Hairy-Nosed Wombat|Hairy-Nosed]] or Plains Wombat (''Lasiorhinus latifrons'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/emblems/wombat1.htm |title=The Faunal Emblem of South Australia |first= |last= |work=premcab.sa.gov.au |year=2012 |quote=27 August 1970 |accessdate=17 June 2012 |archive-date=9 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009172504/http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/emblems/wombat1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was chosen on 27 August 1970. * The marine emblem is the [[Leafy Seadragon]] (''Phycodurus eques''). It as chosen on 8 February 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/emblems/dragon1.htm |title=The Marine Emblem of South Australia - Leafy Seadragon |first= |last= |work=premcab.sa.gov.au |year=2012 |accessdate=17 June 2012 |arch