Australia By Chelsea

Map of AUSTRAILIA

HEMISPHERE(S) Australia is located in the southern Hemisphere.

The Australian flag

PLATE Australia is on the Australian plate.

Nearest oceans and countries Oceans- Indian Ocean. Countries- New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.

Capital and major cities Major Cities-Alice Springs, Townsville, Darwin, Brisbane and Perth. Capital-Canberra .

SIZE Australia covers a total area of 2 941 299 square miles.

Latitude and longitude The latitude and longitude is 27 00 South and 133 00 East .

Landforms Mountains, Rivers, Lakes and Major Roads.

Hazards Dams and groundwater

History Before the arrival of European settlers, the aborigines of Australia and the Torres Strait Islanders inhabited parts of the Australian continent. Asian and Oceanic mariners and traders were in contact with these indigenous Australians for many centuries before the European expansion into the Eastern Hemisphere in the early seventeenth century. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 through the federation of six states under a single constitution

Religion Australia has numerous religions such as Christianity, Agnostic, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, etc. The most popular religion in Australia however is Christianity with over 70.28% penetration. And the number of agnostics in Australia is 16.48%.

In 2013 the population in Australia was 22.26 Million

languages In Australia they speak English, Chinese, Italian, Greek and Vietnamese.

Interesting Fact Australia is located by the Great barrier Reef

Government Australia has a federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm government

Education As of 2012, the Australian National Curriculum, under development and trial for several years, has already been adopted by some schools and will become mandatory soon. Generally, education in Australia follows the three-tier model which includes primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (secondary schools/high schools) and tertiary education (Universities, TAFE colleges and Vocation

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