Queensland (Concert of Europe)

Queensland is a state of, occupying the northeast of the Australian mainland: the state borders the to its east,  to its north, the  to its west,  to its southwest and  to its south. Queensland was, like much of Australia, a penal colony: afterwards, it was made into a colony and then an Australian state of its own.

Queensland's geography is characterized by long sandy beaches and fertile plains on the coast, mountains and forest in the inland (mainly the Great Dividing Range and the Bunya Mountains) and deserts towards the centre of Australia. Main economic sectors include a strong mining industry, agriculture, and manufacturing.