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General Facts about Australia
Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Area: 2,967,894 square miles (7,686,645 sq. km)
Population: 18,532,000
Capital: Canberra
Currency: Australian Dollar
Australia is a country of contrasts - topographical,
cultural, physical, meterological and visual. The range of attractions
and landscapes is wide- beautiful beaches; rich rain-forests and
wilderness areas; vast ‘outback’ deserts; lush farmlands
and exciting cities. As a country of the southern hemisphere, the
further north you go in Australia, at any time of the year there
can be great difference-between the climate in the south and the
climate in the north. It is possible to move from skiing in one
part of Australia to scuba-diving in another with a few hours of
air travel in between.Because Australia is surrounded by oceans
and not sharing land borders with any other countries; the Australian
flora and fauna have developed in different ways from the remainder
of the world. The kangaroo and koala are only two of many examples
of the uniqueness of Australia.
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