Victoria (abbreviated as
Vic) is a
state in the south-east of
Australia. Victoria is Australia's most densely populated state and its second-most populous state overall. Most of its population is concentrated in the area surrounding
Port Phillip Bay, which includes the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city,
Melbourne, which is Australia's second-largest city. Geographically the smallest state on the Australian mainland, Victoria is bordered by
Bass Strait and
Tasmania to the south,
New South Wales to the north, the
Tasman Sea to the east, and
South Australia to the west.