Because it is not a state and is an area administered by the federal government.
Australia's Capital Territory is called the Australian Capital Territory. It is the territory where the national capital of Canberra is located.
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. However, until 1938, it was called the Federal Capital Territory. The Naval territory of Jervis Bay was ceded in 1915.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. However, until 1938, it was called the Federal Capital Territory.
Neither: it is a city. Canberra lies in the Australian Capital Territory, and is the capital city of Australia.
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. However, until 1938, it was called the Federal Capital Territory. The Naval territory of Jervis Bay was ceded in 1915.
Canberra is the city in the Australian Capital Territory, and it is the Federal capital of Australia. The Australian Capital Territory was created specifically for the city of Canberra to be built there.
It is called Parliament House.
The Australian Capital Territory does not have a capital.Australia's national capital is Canberra, and the Australian Capital Territory was created purely to be the site for the nation's capital. Although Canberra is within the ACT, it is not the "capital" of the ACT, as the territory itself is all federal Capital territory.
The Australian Capital Territory is sometimes simply known as the ACT.
The Australian Capital Territory does not have a gemstone emblem.
Canberra, Australia's national capital, is the most famous place in the Australian Capital Territory.
The largest city in the Australian Capital Territory is, of course, Canberra, which is the national capital.
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.