1. Australia By Perry F.

2. Geography Some important land forms in Australia are mountains and grasslands. Australia is in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

3. PEOPLE The main language spoken in Australia is English. The main religions are Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism. The life expectancy for males is the age of 79. For females its 84.14. The literacy rate is the same for both males and females, which is 99%.

4. GOVERNMENT The system of government in Australia is federal parliamentary democracy and a common wealth realm. The country of Australia is run by the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the government.

5. ECONOMY Some important jobs in Australia are being an author, arts and media, and engineering and technical. The per capita GDP in Australia is $38,500.00

6. EVENTS AND ATHLETES Men Competing: 17 Women Competing: 24 Events: 10 Link to the 2010 Australian Olympic Team website

7. MEDALS Gold Medals: 1 Silver Medals: 1 Bronze Medals:0

8. WORLD RECORDS None

9. FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA’S PERFORMANCE AT THE 2010 VANCOUVER OLYMPIC GAMES Australia is ranked 18 th on the medals chart with 2 medals Torah Bright won Australia’s first gold medal at the 2010 winter games

10. THE END Information gathered and Slide Show created by Perry F.