1. Australia
By Chelsea

2. Map of AUSTRAILIA

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

4. The Australian flag

5. PLATE
Australia is on the Australian plate.

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

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

8. SIZE
Australia covers a total area of square miles.

9. Latitude and longitude
The latitude and longitude is South and East .

10. Landforms
Mountains, Rivers, Lakes and Major Roads.

11. Hazards
Dams and groundwater

12. 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

13. 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%.

14. In 2013 the population in Australia was 22.26 Million

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

16. Interesting Fact
Australia is located by the Great barrier Reef

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

18. 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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