The Australian acronym: ACT) is located between Sydney and Melbourne's (Melborune), two of Australia's most important cities. It surrounds Canberra's (Canberra), which was founded in 1911 and is the seat of the Australian federal government. It is Australia's smallest but most densely populated, most educated state and territorial administrative district, and is a hub for numerous government agencies, offices, embassies and science education institutions. Parks and protected areas cover Australia's Australian Capital Territory53% land, known as the Forest Capital.