AUSTRALIACommonwealth of Australia

Location and size

Australia is a country and an island.

It is located in Oceania, between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

It’s the sixth largest country in the world.

AUSTRALIA

Australian symbols

This is the Australian flag:

This is the Australian coat of arms:

Australian symbols There is no official

language, but the national language is English.

People from Australia are Australians, or Aussies.

Its national anthem is called “Advance Australia Fair”.

Australian data The estimated population in 2014

is 23,469,345 people. Its largest city is Sydney. Its capital

city is Canberra. Its area is a total of 7,692,924 km².

Sydney

Australian weather. Environment Almost all Australia is semi-arid or

desert. However, it includes a range of habitats

from alpine mountains to tropical rainforests.

Forests are mostly formed by evergreen species. Eucalyptus trees, wattles…

Typical animals are marsupials: kangaroo, koala, wombat, birds such as the emu or the kookaburra.

An emu

Australian geography LAKES:

Eyre Lake Burley Griffin Lake McKensie Lake Wabby Lake

MOUNTAINS: Blue mountains Kosciuszko Ossa

DESERTS: Great Victoria

Desert Great Sandy

Desert Tanami Desert Simpson Desert

Monuments of Australia

Australian War Memorial: Located in Canberra, the capital city.

Monuments of Australia

Sydney Opera House: Located in Sydney.

Monuments of Australia

Shrine of Remenbrance: Melbourne.

Main resources in Australia Farming and agriculture (3% of the

GDP)

Natural resources (5% of the GDP)

Australian folklore

Indigenous Australian dance

Australian folklore

Australian didgeridoo. A wind instrument developed by Indigenous

Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago

Australian people

Celebrities: Mel Gibson Nicole Kidman Paul Hogan

Famous music bands: AC/DC Kylie Minogue Jet The Wiggles

Australian food

Vegemite Kangaroo Emu Wine Seafood Fish and chips

(and other English foods)

Australian hobbies

Surf

Fishing

Basketball

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