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Queensland Queensland, officially the Federation of Queensland, is a country consisting of ten states, two autonomous territories, and a land area of 1,730,368 square kilometers. Queensland, along with Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and 13 other nations, is a Commonwealth realm, and is therefore ruled by Queen Elizabeth II. As of 2006, the population is approximately 3.9 million, however the population is rapidly growing, and the current estimates are close to 4.6 million. The capital, and the largest city of Queensland, is Brisbane. Since the Pacific War, Queensland has practiced neutrality in most conflicts in its region, and conflicts outside Oceania. Therefore, with the exception of one unit in the Afghanistan War, Queensland is not part of any military coalition in current global conflicts. Although, the nation is an active member of numerous organizations, such as the Commonwealth of Nations, the APEC, the Pacific Islands Forum, the East Asia Summit, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, and the Alliance of Independent Nations.