Ø Official name Australian union Commonwealtd of

Ø Official name – Australian union (Commonwealtd of Australia). Ø Capital - Canberra

Geographical position. v The unique state in the world, occupying the whole continent in the area of 7. 74 million sq. km, located in the Southern hemisphere. It is the smallest continent in the world. Australia is on the 6 th place in the world on the area. It is washed Silent and Indian by oceans. The state structure also includes the lakes of Tasmania and other islands. v The highest point - Kostsyushko's (Mount Kosciusko) peak in New South Wales - 2, 228 meters above sea level. v The lowest point - Bottom of besstochny Lake Eyre (Lake Eyre) in South Australia - 15 meters below sea-level.

Population. • 21. 3 million people, from them live 60 % in capital cities, and 80 % of the population of each staff or the territory live not further 100 km from the capital of the state or the territory. • australian flag

• Arms • National colors

The largest city – Sydney.

australian kitchen! • One of the most exotic and various in the world. Its possibilities stretch from meat pies and vegetarian sandwiches to fillet of a kangaroo with young escapes of a sveklovitsa and fried onions Blossoming of the Australian kitchen began quite recently - in the 90 th years of our century. All largest cities of the green continent endured emergence of a set of the new restaurants sustained in the spirit of "modern Australian kitchen". The success of local culinary art was caused by two factors: first, variety and singularity of dishes, secondly, low cost. Australia is famous for exotic fruit, sea gifts, meat of bulls, lambs, and also cheese. It is impossible to disregard the food

Australian animals)

kangaroo) • Australia - the continent of marsupials of animals, and the story about them certainly need to be begun with a kangaroo. In difference for example from a koala of a kangaroo in Australia raspostranenny it is very wide, and to see them in a wild look quite simply. However, it is not necessary to forget that wild kangaroos conduct generally a nocturnalism, and in the afternoon usually peacefully sleep somewhere under a bush. Having seen the person wild a kangaroo in fear will escape away. It is much simpler to approach to semi-house kangaroos. They can be met there where kangaroos are lured by tourists, for example on the golf course in the small town Engelsi.

koala) • The koala is a lazy small animal, he sleeps about 20 hours in day. The koala eats many versions of evkaliptovy leaves which are inedible for the majority of other animals. • The word "Koala" came from the dictionary of natives, it means doesn't drink". It is surprising, but the koala actually receives moisture from evkaliptovy leaves and consequently doesn't need drink. Otherwise, for sluggish koalas it would be too difficult, if not it is impossible, to reach from the wood to a source of fresh water.

crocodile)) • In Australia crocodiles live only in the warm North, for example in tropical northern Queensland. And dangerous the breeds living in sea water are the biggest. Generally they live in the rivers which are filled with sea water at inflow. Crocodiles come up Solenovodnye across the ocean in search of the new rivers to expand the dwelling sphere. So, if to you will carry, you can meet a crocodile sunbathing on a sea beach. Solenovodnye crocodiles are very dangerous. In Australia every year in their teeth some people perish. • For the life the crocodile can change the 60 teeth to one hundred times. Even very old and already toothless crocodile is all the same mortally dangerous, his jaws slam with force of several tons, milling a body and victim bones. If production is insignificant, the crocodile will swallow it entirely. If the piece is too great, the old crocodile will call to the aid one of dozen of girlfriends that it helped to break off production on pieces. By the way, the crocodile can absolutely there is nothing the whole year. Likely, after that it is better to it not to come across on the road.

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