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AustraliaAustralia

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IntroductionIntroduction the official name is the official name is the Commonwealth of Australia the Commonwealth of Australia it's a country in the it's a country in the Southern HemisphereSouthern Hemisphere including including

the mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and the mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans Oceans

it's the world's it's the world's smallest continentsmallest continent but largest island largest island the capital city is the capital city is CanberraCanberra, the largest city is , the largest city is

SydneySydney the population is around the population is around 21 million21 million the currency is the currency is Australian dollarAustralian dollar the native people are called AboriginesAborigines


GeographyGeography it has got an area of 7,617,930 kmit has got an area of 7,617,930 km2 2 and lies on the Indo-and lies on the Indo-

Australian PlateAustralian Plate the Great Barrier Reefthe Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, lies a , the world's largest coral reef, lies a

short distance off the north-east coast and extends for over short distance off the north-east coast and extends for over 2,000 kilometres 2,000 kilometres

Australia is the flattest continent, Australia is the flattest continent, Mount KosciuszkoMount Kosciuszko (2,228) (2,228) in the in the Great Dividing RangeGreat Dividing Range is the highest mountain is the highest mountain

the longest rivers are the longest rivers are the Darlingthe Darling and and the Murraythe Murray there aren´t too many big lakes except in the state of South

Australia, e.g. Lake Eyre Lake Eyre the the westernwestern part of Australia is covered by part of Australia is covered by desertsdeserts (the (the

Great Victoria Desert, the Great Sandy Desert etc.)Great Victoria Desert, the Great Sandy Desert etc.) the largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid land the largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid land

called the called the outbackoutback


ClimateClimate in the most northern areas there´s the in the most northern areas there´s the tropicaltropical zone zone

therefore there are tropical rainforeststherefore there are tropical rainforests western and middle parts of Australia are covered by western and middle parts of Australia are covered by

desertsdeserts and and semi-desertssemi-deserts with a little rain and high with a little rain and high temperaturestemperatures

in the south there's in the south there's mild mild climateclimate the winter season takes place the winter season takes place

during June – August, during June – August, Christmas is celebrated in Christmas is celebrated in the middle of the summer the middle of the summer seasonseason

in the summer there are often in the summer there are often terrible fires terrible fires


PopulationPopulation

the population the population densitydensity is very is very lowlow, the majority , the majority of people live along the of people live along the south-easternsouth-eastern coastlinecoastline

they´re descendants of mainly they´re descendants of mainly British originBritish origin the native the native AboriginesAborigines origi- origi-

nate from Polynesianate from Polynesia there live many immigrants there live many immigrants

from Asian countriesfrom Asian countries


HistoryHistory

the the first Europeansfirst Europeans in Australia were the in Australia were the DutchDutch in in the 17th century (Willem the 17th century (Willem JanszoonJanszoon, 1606), but , 1606), but they did not settle therethey did not settle there

in in 1770 James Cook1770 James Cook mapped the east coast of mapped the east coast of Australia, which he named New South Wales Australia, which he named New South Wales and claimed for and claimed for EnglandEngland

the country became British penal colonypenal colony and first and first settlements were founded bysettlements were founded by prisoners prisoners

in in 1901 The Commonwealth of Australia1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was was born and the country became an independent born and the country became an independent dominion of Britaindominion of Britain


Political systemPolitical system it's a constitutional democracyit's a constitutional democracy the British Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II is the Queen of is the Queen of

Australia, she is represented by the Australia, she is represented by the Governor-Governor-GeneralGeneral

There are three branches of government:There are three branches of government: The legislative: The legislative: the Commonwealth Parliamentthe Commonwealth Parliament The executive: The executive: the Federal Executive Councilthe Federal Executive Council The judiciary: The judiciary: the High Court of Australiathe High Court of Australia

Parliament House, Canberra was opened in 1988

The official residence of the Governor-General of Australia


EconomyEconomy

the the service sectorservice sector includes includes tourism, education, tourism, education, and financial services financial services

Australia is a major Australia is a major agricultural produceragricultural producer and and exporter of exporter of sheep sheep (1st in the world), cattle, wheat, cattle, wheat, milk, fruit, nuts, vegetables, wool milk, fruit, nuts, vegetables, wool and wine wine

large quantities of large quantities of minerals and resourcesminerals and resources are are extracted from Australia's ground such as extracted from Australia's ground such as coal, coal, iron ore, gold, silver, uranium, copper, natural iron ore, gold, silver, uranium, copper, natural gas and oilgas and oil


Coober Pedy – a diamond mineCoober Pedy – a diamond mine


Largest cities in AustraliaLargest cities in Australia

SydneySydney BrisbaneBrisbane PerthPerth AdelaideAdelaide MelbourneMelbourne


SydneySydney


Pyrmont Bridge in Pyrmont Bridge in SydneySydney


BrisbaneBrisbane


Canberra – the capital Canberra – the capital citycity


Ayers Rock - UluruAyers Rock - Uluru


Animals in Animals in AustraliaAustralia


Kakadu National ParkKakadu National Park

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINESAUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES


Australian Australian sportssports


TasmaniaTasmania

a Tasmanian devil

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