AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

LANGUAGES

• English
• French
• Samoan
• Tongan
• Nauruan

LANGUAGES CONTD.

• Maori
• Melanesian
• Other

GOVERNMENT

• Federal/constitutional monarchy
• Parliamentary system

RELIGIONS/BELIEFS

• Oceania is traditionally animistic
• Christianity is now predominant

RURAL/URBAN

• 30% rural, 10.5m people
• 70% urban, 25m people

FAMILIES

• Families live together in Oceania
• Many people live together in Australia
• Marriage is not as common in Australia

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Australia is very modernized
• Three groups of social class
• Upper, middle, working, and under
• Upper middle, middle, lower middle

FASHION AND ART

• Unique fashion style
• Very distinguished from Europe
• Casual fashion
• Aboriginal style to art
• Modern style to art

LITERATURE AND MUSIC

• Linked to English literature
• Reflects Australia
• Indigenous music reflects life

EDUCATION

• Open to all people
• Entry requirements must be met
• Mandatory from 5-15 years of age
• Private school is available

LAND USE

TOP IMPORTS

• Tourism
• Crude petroleum
• Vehicles
• Refined petroleum
• Freight transportation service

TOP EXPORTS

• Iron ores and concentrates
• Coal
• Gold
• Education-related travel services
• Natural gas

DIVERSITY-MINORITIES

• Afghani
• German
• Jewish
• Spanish
• Polish

MALE/FEMALE TREATMENT

• Males and female are treated equal
• Gender equality rates are falling
• 24th in the world