AUSTRALIA Created By: Subhrima; Pooja; Ooha; Munavir; Shivaprakasam.

Sixth largest country by total area (7,692,024 km2) Latitude: ° S Longitude: ° E. 7,692,024 km 2 (6th) 2,969,907 sq mi6th It is on the Indo-Austrian Plate. It is surrounded by Indian & Pacific oceans.

Indonesia East Timor Philippines Papua New Guinea Caroline Islands Vanuatun Kirbati Solomon Islands Fiji Its Neighbours..

History.. Human habitation of the Australian continent is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago. These first inhabitants may have been ancestors of modern Indigenous Australians. At the time of European settlement in the late 18th century, most Indigenous Australians were hunter-gatherers, with a complex oral culture and spiritual values. The Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon, he sighted the coast of Cape York Peninsula in early 1606, and made landfall on 26 February at the Pennefather River near the modern town of Cape York.

Where on Earth..? Australia—owing to its size and isolation—it is often dubbed the "island continent", and is sometimes considered the world's largest island. This exclusive economic zone does not include the Australian Antarctic Territory. Apart from Macquarie Island, Australia lies between latitudes 9° and 44°S, and longitudes 112° and 154°E.

Physical Geography.. The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions. The geography of the country is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests. Australia is the lowest, flattest, and oldest continental landmass on Earth.Its highest peak is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 ft. Australia is situated in the middle of the tectonic plate, and therefore currently has no active volcanism. Minor earthquakes which produce no damage occur regularly, while major earthquakes measuring greater than magnitude 6 occur on average every five years. The terrain is mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast.

States and Territories.. Australia is a federation consisting of: six states three federal territories and seven external territories.

States and its Capitals..

Language of Australia.. Australia has no official language, but is largely monolingual with English being the national language. Australian English has a distinctive accent and vocabulary. According to the 2011 census: 76.8% of people spoke only English at home Other languages spoken included Mandarin 1.6% Italian 1.4% Arabic 1.3% Cantonese 1.2% Greek 1.2%.

Political Geography The largest part of Australia is arid or semi-arid. A total of 18% of Australia's mainland consists of named deserts, desert climate based on low rainfall and high temperature. Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately fertile soil. The northern part of the country has a tropical climate, rainforests, part grasslands, and part desert. Rainfall is highly variable, with frequent droughts. Several states have reports of the occasional large tornado.

Famous Tourist Places.. CABLE BEACH FRASER ISLAND GREAT OCEAN ROAD PURNULU NATIONAL PARK BLUE MOUNTAINS WHITSUNDAY ISLAND

Dishes.. BEEF STEAK DIM SIM PAVLOVA LAMINGTONBARBEQUED SHRIMP PIE

Religion they follow.. Religion in Australia is diverse. The Australian population is predominantly Christian. On the 2011 Census, 61.1% of the Australian population declared some variety of Christianity. The remaining population is a diverse group which includes Buddhists (2.5%), Muslims (2.2%),Hindus (1.3%) and Jews (0.5%).

National Flag.. The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five- pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars.

National animal & bird.. KANGAROO EMU

Education System: School attendance, or registration for home schooling, is compulsory throughout Australia. Education is the responsibility of the individual states and territoriess vary between states, but in general children are required to attend school from the age of about 5 up until about 16. Australia has an adult literacy rate that was estimated to be 99% in However, a 2011–12 report for the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Tasmania has a literacy and numeracy rate of only 50%.

Culture.. The culture of Australia is essentially a Western culture influenced by the unique geography of the Australian continent, the diverse input of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The predominance of the English language, the existence of a democratic system of government drawing upon the British traditions of Westminster Government, Parliamentarianism and constitutional monarchy.

Sports in Australia.. Sport in Australia is an important part of the country's culture. Cricket, Australian rules football, rugby union and horse racing are among the earliest organised sports in Australia. The media plays an important part in Australia's sporting landscape

Famous sports person..

Conclusion