Tasmania

Tasmania
Flag Coat of arms
Slogan or nickname	The Apple Isle
Other Australian states and territories
Capital city	Hobart
Demonym	Tasmanian
Government	Constitutional monarchy
• Premier	Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
Population
• Population	571,165 (6th)
Elevation
• Highest point	Mount Ossa 1,167 m (3,829 ft)
Gross state product
• Product ($m)	$AU$32.102 billion (8th)
• Product per capita	$AU$59,779 (7th)
Time zone(s)	UTC+10:00 (AEST) UTC+11:00 (AEDT)
Federal representation
• House seats	5/150
• Senate seats	12/76
Abbreviations
• Postal	TAS
• ISO 3166-2	AU-TAS
Emblems
• Floral	Leatherwood (unofficial) (Eucryphia lucida)
• Animal	Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
• Bird	Yellow wattlebird (unofficial) (Athochaera paradoxa)
• Mineral or gemstone	Crocoite
• Colours	Bottle green Maroon Yellow

Tasmania (Palawa Kani: lutruwita) is a large island off the southern coast of mainland Australia. It is a state of Australia. Its capital and the largest city is Hobart. The island was joined to the mainland until the end of the most recent ice age about 10,000 years ago.

Tasmania has wonderful natural history, and is the most forested part of Australia. It has the country's largest areas of temperate rainforest. One of its many unique trees is the Leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida). This is a common tree in wet forests, and there are four related species on the mainland.

Tasmania is the home of rare animals such as eastern quolls and Tasmanian devils. It was the last home of the thylacine, which became extinct in 1936.