1. Australia The Land Down Under

2. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports and Exports James Martinez Culture

3. Australia Diana Vaughn

4. Commonwealth of Australia World's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian, and Pacific Oceans

5. The Country of Australia Consists of six states Two major mainland territories Other minor territories

6. Australia At a Glance 6th largest country Discovered by the Dutch in the 1620’s Gold discovered in 1851 Commonwealth of Australia formed in 1901 Population 20.7 million

7. Natural Resource Courtney Tarabori

8. Natural Resources Australia is one the most diverse countries on the planet for plants and animals

9. Australian Resources Natural resources include –Coal –Iron –Ore –Copper –Tin –Uranium

10. Australian Resources Natural resources include (cont.) –Nickel –Lead –Zinc –Diamonds –Natural gas –Petroleum

11. Australian Economy Rick Shafer

12. Australian Economy One of the strongest economies in the world Stems from effective economic management and ongoing structural reform

13. Australian Economy Annual real GDP growing by an average of 3.4 per cent since 1998 Australia’s productivity growing at annual rate of 2.3 per cent

14. Exports of Australia Stacie Peterson

15. Major Exports Metal ores Coal Non-ferrous metals Petroleum

16. Major Exports Beef Wheat Alcohol Wool

17. Exports on the Rise Passenger vehicles to the United States Wine to France and Germany Chillies, chilli sauce and salsa to Mexico

18. Exports on the Rise Bamboo surfboards, skateboards and wall panels to Japan Peking Duck to China

19. Culture of Australia James Martinez

20. Indigenous Culture Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders inhabited Australia Over a hundred different languages Different cultural traditions throughout the country

21. Culture of Today Strong culture connection with England Strong American Influence over the last 50 years A distinctive influence from the indigenous Australians

22. Australian Culture Visual arts Performing arts Literature

23. Australian Culture Arts and Cultural generate 2.5 percent of GDP Export of cultural goods has grown 7% a year 850,000 work in arts related fields Government funds $440 million to arts and culture