Australia

• Capital: Canberra
• Major Cities
  • Sydney
  • Birsbane
  • Alice Springs
  • Perth
  • Darwin
  • Adelaide
  • Melbourne
• Major Geographical Features
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Great Australian Bight
  • Coral Sea
  • Indian Ocean
  • Lake Eyre
  • Murray River
  • Darling River
  • Tasmania
  • Uluru
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Great Dividing Range
• Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
• Religions:
  • Anglican
  • Roman Catholic
  • Other Christian denominations
• Languages:
  • English
  • Native languages
• 1788: Penal colony established in Australia
• 1945-2000: 6 million people immigrated to Australia
• 2014: Australian police carry out the largest anti-terrorism operation in Australian history, arresting 15 ISIS-linked terrorists who planned to attack innocent civilians in Australian cities
• Independence: 1901 from the United Kingdom
• Government: federal parliamentary democracy
• Currency: Australian Dollar
• The 48 contiguous states are slightly larger than Australia
• Literacy: 99%
• Climate: arid and semi-arid
• Smallest Continent
  • 6th Largest Nation
• Population centered along east and southeast coast
  • 70% of the population lives along a coast
• "The Doctor": tropical sea breeze along the west coast that blows all summer
• Major contributor to the United Kingdom's cause in both World Wars
• over 130 species of marsupials
  • 30 million kangaroos
• Uluru: sacred to the Aborigines
• Nickname: Land Down Under
• Great Barrier Reef: largest reef in the world
• Australian Desert: 2nd largest desert in the world
• Australia has one of the highest living standards in the world
• Murray-Darling river basin occupies 14% of the land