Australia

Location

• Souhtern hempisphere
• Lying southeast of Asia
• Completely surrounded by ocean
• Slightly smaller then the USA
• Has five mainland states
• Niegbors with New Zealand

Disticnt Animals of Australia

• koala
• Kangaroo
• Dingo
• Tasmanian devil
• Crocidile

Culture

• he 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 British colonisation of Australia that began in 1788, and the various waves of multi-ethnic migration that followed

Largest Cities

• Sydney
• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• Canberra
• Gold Coast

Great Barrier Reef

• 2,300 km long ecosystem
• Off the coast of queensland
• 600 types of coral

Population

• 23.13 million

Demographics

• Life expectancy - 82.10 years
• GDP per capita - 67,000
• GDP - 1.56 trillion

Popular foods

• Kangroo
• Fish and chips
• Emu

FACTS

• Currency - one austrilan dollar equals .70 cents in us
• wet and dry season
• 27,000 plant species