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AUSTRALIA

Factfile Official name: Commonwealth of Australia Federal constitutional monarchy with a

parliamentary system of government Capital: Cannberra Area: 7,686,850 sq km Population: 21,714,000 Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar Highest point: Mt. Kosciuzsko – 2,229 m

Official symbols

Flag of Australia National anthem Coast of arms Floral emblem National gemstone

Unofficial symbols

The Sydney Opera House Uluru – Ayers Rocks Akubra hat Vegemite Kangaroos Emu

History

Ice Age - Aborigines arrived 1770 – Cpt. James Cook Import of convicts 1851 – discovered gold 1901 – Australia 6 states -> one nation

Aborigenes

Came from Indonesia ‘Dreamtime’ Sacred places Legends, songs, dances, art Influence of Europeans Now live isolated

Culture

Sports mad Australian Rules Football Love surfing, sandy beaches, barbeque Rich cultural diversity Rich diversity in their food Festivals

Fauna and flora

Trees – gums, wattles Kangaroos, wallaroo, koalas, wombats,

possums, platypus, echidna Dingoes, black swans, anteater, turtles Parrots, owls, eagles, pelicans Sharks, dolphins, whales, penguins,

seals Crocodiles, snakes, lizards

Kakadu national park

The Devils Marbles & Kata Tjuta

The Great Barrier Reef

Gold coast

Sydney

Melbourne

Great Ocean Road

Mt Hotham

Barossa

Perth

Celebrities

Nicole Kidman Mel Gibson Cate Blanchett Heath Ledger Kylie Minogue Robbie Maddison

NEW ZEALAND

Factfile

Official name: New Zealand Constitutional monarchy with

parliamentary democracy Capital: Wellington Area: 268,680 sq km Population: 4,306,400 Official language: English, Maori Currency: New Zealand dollar Highest point: Mt Cook – 3,764 m

Symbols

New Zealand Flag National anthem Coat of arms Waitangi day Anzac day

Maori

Come from island Hawaiki Tribal life 1642 – Abel Tasman discovered NZ 1769 – Cpt. James Cook Treaty of Waitangi Battles between Maori and Europeans Maori has integrate

Fauna and flora

Cape Reinga

90 Mile Beach

White Island

Milford Sound

Abel Tasman national park

Dunedin

Christchurch

Auckland

Wellington

Bay of Islands

Mt Tarawera

Mt Ruapehu

Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve

Wai-O-Tapu

Celebrities

Russel Crowe Peter Jackson Cameron Duncan Dennis Hulme