Western Australia: adjectives

Perth from the Swan river

Use the adjectives from the word bank to fill in the gaps.

   as large as      bigger      closer      fastest      fewer than      first      is largest state      less      more      most      most controversial      slower      sunniest      the cleanest      the largest      the most controversial      the most famous      the most fascinating      the most isolated      The nearest      the oldest      the richest      third      twice      XXXX   
Western Australia is a unique place. There are a lot of adjectives you can use to describe the state. Can you 'uncover' and use them in the correct form?
A.
Perth, a capital city of Western Australia, is one of capitals in the world both nationally and internationally. Australian capital, Adelaide, is 2200 km away, and it is to Singapore or Jakarta than to Sydney.
Perth is one of the most beautiful and definitely the city. In fact, it enjoys hours of sunshine than any other capital in Australia. It is also claimed to be one of cities in the world.
Vibrant and lively, Perth has a much pace of life than, say, Sydney or Melbourne.
Perth is located along the shore of the Swan river, called after the black swans that were once abundant here. However, the Europeans to reach the Swan river in 1616 were not English but Dutch who gave it its name. Accidently, the Swan river is also one of rivers in the world as it hasn't changed its course of millions of years.
Now the shores of the river is the home to and, at times, the personalities of Western Australian social scene.
B.
Western Australia is state in the world with an area of than 2 500 000 sq km. It covers a of the Australian continent. Western Australia boasts cattle stations in the world, with some of them being England, and visiting neighbours for a friendly chat could mean a 2-hour drive.
Though Western Australia is famous for its natural resources, tourism is the growing industry with visitors coming from the U.K., Singapore, Japan and the USA.

C.
Now some facts about Kimberley, one of regions in the world.

a). The population density of Kimberly is 1 person per 169 square km which is in any other place on the planet.
b). The size of the area is three times the size of England and the size of Texas.
Perth is located along the shore of the Swan river, called after the black swans that were once abundant here. However, the Europeans to reach the Swan river in 1616 were not English but Dutch who gave it its name. Accidently, the Swan river is also one of rivers in the world as it hasn't changed its course of millions of years.
Now the shores of the river is the home to and, at times, personalities of Western Australian social scene.