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Which other Australian state surrounds the Australian Capital Territory?
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New South Wales surrounds the Australian Capital Territory. The NSW government ceded land for the new Australian Capital Territory to the Commonwealth Government, and the Australian Capital Territory was founded on 1 January 1911.
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