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By Kayla Smith

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Australia is made up of 6 states. 1.Queensland 2.Northern Territory 3.Western Australia 4.South Australia 5.Victoria 6.New South Wales

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Queensland is made up of 15 regions: 1.Brisbane (capital) 2.Gold Coast 3.Sunshine Coast 4.Fraser Coast 5.Bundaberg 6.Toowoomba 7.Western Downs 8.Southern Downs 9.Tropical North 10.Townsville 11.Whitsundays 12.Mackay 13.Capricorn 14.Gladstone 15.Outback

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Northern Territory is made up of 6 regions: 1.Darwin 2.Kakadu 3.Katherine 4.Alice Springs 5.Tennant Creek 6.Uluru

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Western Australia has 5 regions: 1.Perth 2.South West 3.Coral Coast 4.North West 5.Golden Outback

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South Australia has 12 regions: 1.Adelaide 2.Adelaide Hills 3.Barossa 4.Clare Valley 5.Yorke Peninsula 6.Eyre Peninsula 7.Kangaroo Island 8.Fleurieu Peninsula 9.Limestone Coast 10.Murraylands 11.Riverland 12.Flinder Ranges

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Victoria is made up of 11 regions: 1.Melbourne 2.Mornington Peninsula 3.Macedon Ranges 4.Yarra Valley 5.Goldfields 6.Grampians 7.Great Ocean Road 8.Phillip Island 9.Gippsland 10.High Country 11.Murray

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New South Wales is made up of 16 regions: 1.Sydney 2.Central Coast 3.Hunter 4.Blue Mountains 5.Snowy Mountains 6.Illawarra 7.South Coast 8.Capital Country 9.Northern Rivers 10.North Coast 11.Lord Howe Island 12.New England North West 13.Central New South Wales 14.Riverina 15.The Murray 16.Outback New South Wales

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AAustralia is a country, an island, and a continent. IIt is located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. IIt is the sixth largest country in the world. TTotal area of 7,686,850 square kilometers TThe western half is a plateau. TThe eastern half is known as the highlands.

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TThe people of Australia enjoy an outdoor lifestyle with beaches, waterways, national parks, rainforests, and tropical reefs. OOne of the most preferred place for new businesses because of low taxes and plenty of room to expand.

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AAustralias largest exports go to Japan, China, the United States, Republic of Korea and New Zealand. CCoal and Iron are their major exports. IIn 2006 Australia was the largest exporter of coal, wool, zinc, and tin ores.

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SSection 19 of the 1948 Act stated: "An Australian citizen who, under the law of a foreign country, is a national or citizen of that country and serves in the armed forces of a country at war with Australia shall, upon commencing so to serve, cease to be an Australian citizen. AAll Australia citizens have laws to follow like any other country.

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CCyclones along the northern coast cause many economic problems. SSevere thunder storms, droughts, and floods can affect the agriculture. TThere are also frequent bushfires which can lead to an uncontrolled fire.

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AAustralia has one of the most urbanized populations in the world. TThe population is made up of many different cultures like Aboriginal and Anglo-Irish. DDuring World War II many immigrants from Britain, Ireland, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Malta and Eastern Europe, and later from the Middle East, East and South-East Asia came to Australia.

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NNeighboring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast.

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AA prosperous, free market country. AAustralia is one of the most laissen-faire capitalist economies.

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hhttp://www.about-australia.com/facts/queensland/ hhttp://www.about-australia.com/facts/northernterritory/ hhttp://www.about-australia.com/facts/westernaustralia/ hhttp://www.about-australia.com/facts/southaustralia/ hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Australia hhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Australia