SYDNEY has finally made the world map.

The Monopoly map, that is.

To mark the iconic board game’s 80th anniversary, Australia’s golden city has been crowned with a spot on the Here and Now: World Edition, which will be available to the public in September.

But in Monopoly, like in life, it’s all about the real estate. And the better the position, the better the rent. And the better the rent, the more chance of board game glory.

“As Australia’s global city, it’s great to see Sydney take its place on the world stage,” Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

“I’m sure the Sydney spot in this global edition of Monopoly will be hot property.”

Hot property? So, Mayfair, Park Lane, that end of town, hot property?

Sydney’s placement is on the lower end of the scale. No, we’re not Oxford Street (green), or Leicester Square (yellow), nor are we close to Fleet Street (red).

Sydney has scored a spot on the magenta end of town. You know, Pall Mall? It’s close to The Angel Islington (light blue), Vine Street (orange) and Old Kent Road (brown), the cheap ones no one wants?

Oh yeah, and it’s right next to jail. Must be something about our colonial past.

Time to put on the water works.

The positive news is, we’re in good company. Our neighbourhood is also represented by New York and Amsterdam.

But in a strange twist, Mayfair (dark blue) went to ... Lima. Of course, of all the world cities to score the highly coveted spot, the Peruvian capital is the first city that popped into my head.

You too, right?

Anyone know where Riga is? In Latvia, of course. And that scored one of the uber exclusive green spots.

Belgrade, Lisbon and Warsaw also scored the expensive end of town. Must be their blossoming economies.

To be fair, the game does work a little differently this time around. Instead of racing to buy real estate, players must visit as many locations as possible, where they will collect passport stamps along the journey.

Instead of paying rent, visitors who land on spots they don’t “own” must pay “visitor fees”.

The first player to fill their passport wins.

“We are thrilled and thankful to all the Australians that voted Sydney onto the board,” said Sarah Dalli, Senior Brand Manager, from Hasbro Australia.

“It will put Sydney onto the map in a new way, giving our fantastic city international recognition with Monopoly fans globally.”

So, we might have scored a spot, but the real winner here is Rich Uncle Pennybags. He hasn’t aged in 80 years.

Must be all that travel.

MONOPOLY HERE & NOW: World Edition winners

Dark Blue: Lima, Peru; Hong Kong, China

Green: Riga, Latvia; Lisbon, Portugal; Istanbul, Turkey

Yellow: Warsaw, Poland; Mexico City, Mexico; Santiago, Chile

Red: Belfast, Ireland; Athens, Greece; Belgrade, Serbia

Orange: London, England; Moscow, Russia; Tokyo, Japan

Magenta: New York, USA; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Sydney, Australia

Light Blue: Queenstown, New Zealand; Cape Town, South Africa; Taipei, Taiwan

Brown: Giethoorn, Netherlands; Madrid, Spain (the Wildcard winners)