interesting facts about Australia:
Capital : Canberra
People : Australian
Population : 24,543,375
Population Ranking :53
Area : 7,692,024 sq km
Density : 3
Currency : Dollar
Median age : 37.5 years
Language : English
H.S.P : 32
Country surrounded by
Does not share a border
facts Australia
- Perth is Australia's windiest city
- The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia
- "Australia" was originally called New Holland
- The name Australia comes from the Latin Word austral is meaning southern
- Australia has a range of different landscape , including urban areas mountain ranges deserts and rain forests
- Australia has the largest sheep population
- Australia is a relatively wealthy country with a high life expectancy
- Australia is the only country that is also a continent
- The largest cities in Australia are Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth and Adelaide
- A desert area known as the outback covers much of the land
- The highest mountain on mainland Australia is Mt Kosciuszko, standing 2228 m above sea level
- Australia is home to a variety of unique animals , including the Koala, kangaroos, emu,kookaburra and platypus
- Although they usually keep to themselves , there are a range of dangerous snakes in Australia such as the Brown Snake, tiger snakes and Tai pan
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