 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 ( 20 million)
than people (18 million).
It is a Federation of 6 states :
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Western Australia |
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Queensland |
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New South Wales |
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Tasmania |
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Victoria |
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South Australia |
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and 2 Territories
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Northern Territoty |
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Australian
Capitale Territory |
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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
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