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A u s t r a l i a  is
20.000 km away from London, right on the other side of our Planet, ie Xmas in summer and summer in December.

33 times as big as GB, it has a total surface area of 7.682.000 square km and 36.700 km of coastline.

1/3 of it is temperate while the rest is tropical.

There are more kangaroos kangaroos ( 20 million) than people (18 million).

It is a Federation of 6 states :

Western Australia Western Australia W.A. Perth
Queensland Queensland QLD Brisbane
New South Wales New South Wales N.S.W. Sydney
Tasmania Tasmania TAS Hobart
Victoria Victoria VIC Melbourne
South Australia South Australia S.A. Melbourne

 and 2 Territories :

Northern Territory Northern Territoty N.T. Darwin
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capitale Territory A.C.T. Canberra

On the political side, Queen Elizabeth II is Head of State, but the country is ruled by a Federal Parliament and the Prime Minister.

Its agricultural activities include wine-producing, stock-farming, fishing industries and lumbering.

It is enormously rich in natural resources such as coal, natural gas and mining - iron ore, bauxite, nickel,uranium,silver,diamond and gold -.

Trade and industry feature steel making, car making, aircraft industry, oil industry and electronics.

Some of its artists – writers, painters, dancers and singers - have achieved world-wide fame -.

Sport is a king - tennis, golf, cricket, Rugger, footy, horse-racing and surfing -.Sydney will host the 2000 Olympics, 44 years after Melbourne.

It is the lucky country where dream is beyond measure

 
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