Sydney () is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour and sprawls about on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north and Macarthur to the south. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As at June 2016 Sydney's estimated population was 5,029,768. 

The Sydney area has been inhabited by indigenous Australians for at least 30,000 years. Lieutenant James Cook first landed at Kurnell in 1770, when navigating his way up the east coast of Australia on his ship, "HMS Endeavour". It was not until 1788 when the "First Fleet", which contained convicts and was led by Captain Arthur Phillip, arrived in Botany Bay to found Sydney as a penal colony, the first European settlement in Australia. Phillip named the city "Sydney" in recognition of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Home Secretary in 1788. There are examples of rock art and engravings located in the protected Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, as well as the Royal National Park. 

Since convict transportation ended in the mid-19th century, the city has transformed from a colonial outpost into a major global cultural and economic centre. The municipal council of Sydney was incorporated in 1842 and became Australia's first city. Gold was discovered in the colony in 1851 and with it came thousands of people seeking to make money. Sydney became one of the most multicultural cities in the world after the mass migration following the second World War. According to the , more than 250 different languages were spoken in Sydney and about 40 percent of residents spoke a language other than English at home. Furthermore, 36 percent of the population reported having been born overseas. QUESTIONS:

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1. Which metropolis is the article about?
2. What city does the article discuss?
3. Which city is at the center of the article?
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1. What country is Sydney in?
2. Which nation can Sydney be found in?
3. What country is home to Sydney?
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1. Is Sydney the capital of Australia?
2. Does Australia have Sydney as its capital?
3. Does Sydney serve as capital of Australia?
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1. What is Sydney the capital of?
2. What does Sydney serve as capital of?
3. What has the city of Sydney as its capital?
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1. How many people live in Sydney?
2. What is the population of Sydney?
3. How many residents has Sydney got?
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1. How long does the history of Sydney go back?
2. How far back does Sydney's history go?
3. How many years back can the history of Sydney be traced?
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1. When was Sydney founded?
2. When was the city of Sydney established?
3. What was the year of Sydney's founding?
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1. Were there colonies in Australia other than Sydney?
2. Did Australia have other colonies in it besides Sydney?
3. Did Sydney have neighboring colonies in Australia?
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1. What mountains are to the west of Sydney?
2. Which mountains is Sydney to the east of?
3. What are the mountains that can be found west of Sydney?
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1. Does everyone speak English at home in Sydney?
2. Is English the language that is universally spoken at home in Sydney?
3. In Sydney, does everybody speak English when inside their homes?
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1. What was found in Sydney in 1851?
2. What discovery was made in Sydney in 1851?
3. In 1851, what did people come across in Sydney?
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1. What happened after the discovery of gold in Sydney?
2. After gold was discovered in Sydney, what happened?
3. What were the consequences of finding gold in Sydney?
