AUSTRALIA

OFFITIAL NAME : Commonwealth of Australia

CAPITAL: Canberra

TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq.k

POPULATION: 20 million people

HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General

FORM OF GVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy

PORTS: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane

LONGEST RIVER: the Darling (2,740 km)

HIGHEST POINT: Mount Kosciusko (2,230 m)

NATURAL RESOURCES: coal, zink, nickel, gold, wool

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Australian Day , 16 January (1788)

MONEY: basic unit – Australian dollar

NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kangaroo and Emu

NATIONAL ANTHEM: “Waltzing Matilda”

SOME FACTS

- It’s the 6th biggest country in the world.

- It’s an island, surrounded by water.

- It’s the smallest continent in the world.

The Five States in Australia

Western Australia

Northern Territory

South Australia

Queensland

New South Wales

Tasmania

Australia’s flag has the British Union Flag,

five stars for the Southern Cross

constellation, and a large star for the commonwealth.

James Cook discovered Australia in 1770.

Britain sent prisoners

and criminals to Australia.

Europeans sold the land

of Aborigines and killed

thousands of them.

Native Australians. The Aborigines have lived in Australia for over 40,000 years. Now they only represent 1% of the population. The total population of Australia is 22 million.

Where are the majority of important cities in Australia?

is the capital of Australia. It is very young city.

Population is about 310,000 people.

Capital of New South Wales. Leading industrial city. Population:

3,200,000 people.

Capital of Victoria. The world’s most livable city. Population: 3.200.000

Capital of Western Australia. One of the best climates in Australia. Population: 1.200.000 people.

Australians really love nature. The most famous animals are

koala and kangaroo.

Koala Kangaroo

In Australia it is usually very warm, so Australians love sport and other outdoor activities. The most popular are:

swimming

surfing

The Ayers Rock is the largest one-piece rock in

the world.