Apple has opened the doors of its 215th retail store, and the first one in Australia, in Sydney. Apple fans from Australia and overseas lined up outside for three days before it opened.

Apple fans in Australia have a couple of reasons to be excited this new store. This is the first Apple retail store in the Australia and its opening is in advance of the Australian launch of the iPhone , which is slated for July 11.

Located on the corner of King and George streets in Sydney’s CBD, the new Apple Store can accomodate 80 Macs and 60 iPods and will employ 125 local staff. It’s main facade, typical of many Apple stores, is made of 15 m high glass slabs that serve as a customer’ "window" to the Apple products inside.

Apple also announced that it is looking at building two more local stores in Australia. These smaller satellite stores will be located in Melbourne and the other somewhere in Chatswood, north of Sydney.

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