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Australia
1. Australia
2. Country:
Form of government: parliamentary monarchy.Queen: Elizabeth II
Capital city : Canberra.
The largest cities:Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane ,
Perth , Adelaide
The official language: Australian English
Date of independence Dominion : January 1, 1901
Population: 23,130,931 million people
3.
Australia -state in the southern hemisphere ,Australia occupies the mainland , the island of
Tasmania and a number of other islands in the
Indian and Pacific Oceans is the sixth state in area in
the world.
4. History of the flag.
In the upper left quarter depicts the British flag . Inaddition, the Australian flag is the image of six white stars
: five stars in the form of the Southern Cross constellation
to the right of the flag and a big star in the center of the
lower left quadrant.Flag of the Great Britain symbolizes
the past of the country in which Australia is a group of six
British colonies , as well as the principles upon which the
Federation was founded in Australia.
5. The history of Australia
The first people in Australia were the Aborigines ,who came more 40,000 years ago
6. THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES
Aborigines are the first and orginal inhabitants ofAustralia. They have lived here for over 40.000 years.
When the first white settlers arrived in the 18th
century and stole their land, many Aborigines died,
fighting to protect it.
7. In Australia many wonderful and great cities .
8.
Canberra - the capital of Australia, islocated IN the Australian Alps OVER
Molonglo River just 320 km from Sydney
and 480 km from Melbourne.
9. SYDNEY
Sydney is the largest and most famous city in Australia. Sydney islocated on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea.
The most well-known attractions include the Sydney Opera House
and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
10. MELBOURNE
The metropolis is located on the large natural bay known as Port Phillip,with the city centre positioned at the estuary of the Yarra River.
Today, it is a centre for the art, commerce, education, entertainment,
sport and tourism. It is the birthplace of cultural institutions such as
Australian film Australian television, Australian football.
11. The fauna of the Australia.
12.
We know all 235 species of mammals , 720 - birds, 420- reptiles and 120 species of amphibians that inhabit
the continent and adjacent islands.
Kangaroo
Koala
Вombat
13.
PlatypusEchinda
burningwell
Tasdevil large
14.
In Australia and surrounding territories there are more than 800 speciesof birds.
Parrot
Emoe
Humming-bird
15.
GREAT BARRIER REEFGreat Barrier Reef - the world's largest coral reef, located off the coast of Australia.
It is the largest single structure on earth created by living organisms, visible even
from space.
16. Australian hobbies
17.
Melbourne is host to many different shows classiccars.