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AustraliaThe land down under
The land down under
Equal in size to continental United States.Driest continent next to Antarctica.Home to the Great Barrier Reef.
The history of Oz
First inhabitants were the Aborigines. In 17th century Dutch, Portuguese, and
Spanish ships found the continent.British gained control in 1770, calling it New
South Wales In 1788 Great Brittan began moving criminals
to Port Jackson (Sidney)
The history of Oz
Modern day Australia federated in 1901Consists today of six statesConstitution similar to British Parliament with
financial system similar to oursGreat Brittan still has some say in governing
with Governor-General
Statistics
population is 21,262,641Predominately English speaking nation92% CaucasianOnly 4% unemployment ratePrime Minister is Kevin RuddGovernor-General is Quentin Bryce
Communication
104 television stations9.4 million internet hosts15.3 million internet users
War on terror
Two terrorists attacks since September 11th
Sent 2,000 troops to Iraq.
Fun Facts
The first Australian settlers reportedly drank more than any community in the history of man kind (reportedly).
1500 different species of spiders. 150,000,000 sheep. Human population roughly 22
million. No part of Australia is farther than 1000 km from the
Ocean. Australians from Queensland are “banana benders” West Australians, “Sand gropers”
Headlines
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/australia-wants-the-world-cup-and-will-persist/story-fn4l4sip-1225823672624
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/aborigines-claim-culture-theft-over-oksana-domnina-and-maxim-shabalins-olympic-ice-dance/story-e6frea8c-1225822375720
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/hysteria-as-loaded-trolley-explodes-in-darwin-woolworths-complex/story-fn3dxity-1225826377187
Work cited
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107296.html?pageno=1
http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/fun-facts-about-australia.html
http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/