Political subdivisions and places of interest
BASIC FACTS Capital: CANBERRA Official language: ENGLISH Part of Commonwealth, UN, APEC and more.. People: 21 mil. Area: 7,7 mil km 2 Major national groups: – European descendants (chiefly British and Irish) – Asian – People from the countries of the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent – Indonesians and Aborigines (native Australians)
CANBERRA
GOVERNMENT Constitutional monarchy Head of state: Elizabeth II. Head of government: Prime Minister – Malcolm Turnbull Parliament of two houses: Senate and House of Representatives
FLAG OF AUSTRALIA
LAND Deserts, outbacks The highest mountain: Mt. Kosciuszko Major rivers: the Murray and the Darling Pacific and Indian Oceans
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