Australia is the smallest inhabited continent of the seven continents can also be considered the largest island in the world. In fact it is an island continent.
The country is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) and two self-governing territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (which is around Canberra, the capital city).
The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter.
Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Government: Democracy
Population: 23, 6 million (2013)
Capital: Canberra with 380,000 people (2013)
Language: English
Currency: 1 Australian Dollar=100 Cents
Religion: mainly Christians
National Symbols:
Golden wattle (flower), opal (gemstone), green and gold (colors)
golden wattle
In terms of mountains worldwide, Australia’s largest is in fact, a midget. Standing only 2,228 metres, it’s around a quarter of the size of Mount Everest. As the chart below demonstrates
The only place in the world you’ll find these little furballs. This is a Mountain Pygmy Possum and they are found solely within a 10km radius of the Mount Kosciuszko region.
Australia is home to many animal species. On the road signs, you can see a wombat and a kangaroo. Both animals are marsupials, which means, they carry their babies in their pouch. Wombats have sharp teeth, but are herbivores that means they eat grasses, bark and roots. They mainly are night-active, but can also be seen out looking for food on cool and overcast days.
The Great Barrier Reef in Eastern Australia is the biggest coral reef in the world. The reef consists of more than 3,000 reefs in which live more than 350 species of corals and over 1,500 species of fish.
The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia, is the largest living thing on Earth, and even visible from outer space.
The country is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) and two self-governing territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (which is around Canberra, the capital city).
Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Government: Democracy
Population: 23, 6 million (2013)
Capital: Canberra with 380,000 people (2013)
Language: English
Currency: 1 Australian Dollar=100 Cents
Religion: mainly Christians
National Symbols:
Golden wattle (flower), opal (gemstone), green and gold (colors)
golden wattleIn terms of mountains worldwide, Australia’s largest is in fact, a midget. Standing only 2,228 metres, it’s around a quarter of the size of Mount Everest. As the chart below demonstrates
The only place in the world you’ll find these little furballs. This is a Mountain Pygmy Possum and they are found solely within a 10km radius of the Mount Kosciuszko region.
Australia is home to many animal species. On the road signs, you can see a wombat and a kangaroo. Both animals are marsupials, which means, they carry their babies in their pouch. Wombats have sharp teeth, but are herbivores that means they eat grasses, bark and roots. They mainly are night-active, but can also be seen out looking for food on cool and overcast days.
The Great Barrier Reef in Eastern Australia is the biggest coral reef in the world. The reef consists of more than 3,000 reefs in which live more than 350 species of corals and over 1,500 species of fish.
The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia, is the largest living thing on Earth, and even visible from outer space.
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