To introduce the country

Australia is a country, almost as big as a continent, which is in Oceania (big like 14 time France). It's make up of a main island with a lot of smaller islands.

Capital: Camberra

Main other cities : Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaïde, Hobart, Alice Spring, Darwin and Cairns

Population: 21,007,310^** (white 91.4% ; Asian 6.4% ; aboriginal 1.5% ; other 0.7%)

Superficy: 2,941,299 sq mi

National language: English

Government: federal Parliamentary Democracy

States: New South Wales ; Queensland ; South Australia ; Tasmania ; Victoria, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia

GDP: $800.5^**

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD) AUD$1.00=0.7279€ / 1.00€=AUD$1.3738^***

National Holiday: January, 26^th (1788)

Total active armed forces: 51,610^*

Lasted or recent Australian military operations: Irak ; Afghanistan

National Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"

National flag: the Australian Blue Ensign is composed by the English Blue Ensign (because Australia is an ex-colony of UK), which one 5 stars were added to represent the Southern Cross and a 7 pointed star was added to represent the States and the Territories of the Federation.

Australian soldiers with Auscam pattern

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*Dated of 2006

**Dated of 2008

***Dated of November, 28^th 2010 

Comments

[omni tech support guides]

They say Australia is a country and I say it’s a continent. And I know it will be 14 times the size of France. And I believe Australia is the made up of a main island with a lot of other small islands.