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Australia is the only country in the

world that is also a continent. It is the

sixth large country and the smallest

continent. Australia lies between the

South Pacific Ocean and the Indian

Ocean. It is situated about 11 000 km

southwest of North America and about

8200 km southeast of mainland Asia.

The name of the country comes from

Latin word «australis» which mean

southern. The country's official name is Commonwealth of Australia.

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Australia nature

AUSTRALIA area - 7.7 million km

Population - 22.3 million people

(2010). Capital - Canberra (370

thousand people) orderly - country in

the Commonwealth, federal state. The

territory - 6 states, 2 territories. The

official language - English. Religion -

Christianity. Currency - Australian dollar. GDP per capita - $ 36,918

Cities of Australia

There are 5 (five) big cities

in Australia: Sydney,

Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.

Sydney - the capital of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in 2000

Melbourne (3.7mln) In Melbourne

headquarters of three major corporations

avstralyyskyh: Telstra, BHP Billiton, National Australia Bank

Brisbane (1.9 million). Center mining (coal, gold) iron

and steel, automotive industry. MIC Shipbuilding Enterprises C / d production

Perth (1.5 million), capital of Western Australia

Centre for the steel industry, shipbuilding and automotive, woodworking.

Adelaida (1 million) Adelaida - compact and

elegant capital of South Australia, tourism and wine

There are many wild animals in Australia.

Some of them, such as the kangaroo, the

dingo and the koala are not found in any other country of the world.