Australia Country Form of government parliamentary monarchy

Australia

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

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.

History of the flag. In the upper left quarter depicts the British flag. In addition, 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.

The history of Australia The first people in Australia were the Aborigines , who came more 40, 000 years ago

THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES Aborigines are the first and orginal inhabitants of Australia. They have lived here for over 40. 000 years. When the first white settlers arrived in the 18 th century and stole their land, many Aborigines died, fighting to protect it.

In Australia many wonderful and great cities.

canberra - the capital of australia, is located in the australian alps over molonglo river just 320 km from sydney and 480 km from melbourne.

SYDNEY Sydney is the largest and most famous city in Australia. Sydney is located 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.

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.

The fauna of the Australia.

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

Platypus Echinda burningwell Tasdevil large

In Australia and surrounding territories there are more than 800 species of birds. Parrot Emoe Humming-bird

GREAT BARRIER REEF Great 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.

Australian hobbies

Melbourne is host to many different shows classic cars.

Show cars in Geelong.