1. Australia

2. Introduction Australia is the sixth largest in the world. Australia is in Southern hemisphere. Canberra is the capital of Australia. Australia is composed of six states. 22.787.576 people live in Australia. The land down under is the nickname of Australia because it is below the equator. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are the largest cities in Australia. Australian dollar (AUD) is the currency in Australia.

3. The Australian flag.

4. Politics 1. This is the Queen with Sir William Deane, who was Governor-General of Australia when the photo was taken. He was Governor-General from 1996 to 2001. 2. Parliament House in Canberra, pictured across Lake Burley Griffin.

5. The Aborigines The first people, who live in Australia — Aborigines. The first people, who live in Australia — Aborigines. It's a yellow circle (the sun) on a horizontally divided field of black (the night sky) and red (the red earth, presumably this was from a group of Northern Territory aboriginals, there's not a lot of that ochre ground here in Tasmania...). It's a yellow circle (the sun) on a horizontally divided field of black (the night sky) and red (the red earth, presumably this was from a group of Northern Territory aboriginals, there's not a lot of that ochre ground here in Tasmania...).

6. Curious Facts The Flying Doctors The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. It is a not-for-profit organisation which provides health care to people who are unable to access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback.

7. Interesting places to visit Sydney Sydney in New South Wales is the largest city in Australia. It was also the first city established in Australia. It has a population of about 3,623,600.

8. Interesting places to visit Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House in Sydney was established in 1973.

9. Interesting places to visit Adelaide Adelaide is the capital of South Australia and the fifth largest city in Australia. It has a population of 978,000.

10. Interesting places to visit Melbourne Melbourne is Australia's second largest city, with a population of 3,002,500. It is a center for land, air, and sea routes.

11. Sport The Australians are very sporty. Australia's national sport is Cricket.. Another favorite sports in Australia are Australian football, horse racing, motor sports, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer.

12. Language The Australians speak English but some words or expressions can be different: it’s the Australian slang. friend: cobber friend: cobber good day: g’day good day: g’day work: yakker work: yakker girl: Sheila girl: Sheila Australian language: Strine Australian language: Strine afternoon: arvo afternoon: arvo Australia: Oz Australia: Oz nosy person: sticky beak nosy person: sticky beak

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