australia the land down under. equal in size to continental united states. equal in size to...
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AustraliaThe land down under
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The land down under
Equal in size to continental United States.
Driest continent next to Antarctica.
Home to the Great Barrier Reef.
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The history of Oz
First inhabitants were the Aborigines.
In 17th century Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships found the continent.
British gained control in 1770, calling it New South Wales
In 1788 Great Brittan began moving criminals to Port Jackson (Sidney)
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The history of Oz
Modern day Australia federated in 1901
Consists today of six states
Constitution similar to British Parliament with financial system similar to ours
Great Brittan still has some say in governing with Governor-General
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Statistics
population is 21,262,641
Predominately English speaking nation
92% Caucasian
Only 4% unemployment rate
Prime Minister is Kevin Rudd
Governor-General is Quentin Bryce
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Communication
104 television stations
9.4 million internet hosts
15.3 million internet users
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War on terror
Two terrorists attacks since September 11th
Sent 2,000 troops to Iraq.
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Fun Facts
The first Australian settlers reportedly drank more than any community in the history of man kind (reportedly).
1500 different species of spiders.
150,000,000 sheep. Human population roughly 22 million.
No part of Australia is farther than 1000 km from the Ocean.
Australians from Queensland are “banana benders”
West Australians, “Sand gropers”
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Headlines
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/australia-wants-the-world-cup-and-will-persist/story-fn4l4sip-1225823672624
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/aborigines-claim-culture-theft-over-oksana-domnina-and-maxim-shabalins-olympic-ice-dance/story-e6frea8c-1225822375720
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/hysteria-as-loaded-trolley-explodes-in-darwin-woolworths-complex/story-fn3dxity-1225826377187
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Work cited
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107296.html?pageno=1
http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/fun-facts-about-australia.html
http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/