Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.

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The capital city of Australia is Canberra, the biggest one is Sydney.

Mount Cooke - 582 mMount Warning - 1,156 mMount Kościuszko - 2,229 m

Deserts cover a large portion of the land in Australia. The biggest of 6 Australian deserts is Great Victoria Desert.

Australia has a lot of deadliest animals in the world,

for example: Saltwater crocodile

Taipan snake Red black spider

The original inhabitants of Australia are Aborigines. They had a few holy places in Australia, the main one is Uluru mountain.

The most characteristic animal of Australia is the koala. It inhabits the eastern Australia. Its diet is eucalyptus and its life is from 15-20 years.

The Opera House

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second

most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the

greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is

the common name. As of June 2010, the greater geographical area had an

approximate population of four million. Inhabitants of Melbourne are called

Melburnians or Melbournians.

Australia Quiz

Thanks for the competition Answers: 1)A 2)C 3)C 4)B 5)B 6)C 7)B 8)C 9)B 10)B

Prepared by Piotr Król, Jakub SosnowskiCorrections made by Jacek Kacprzak