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Australia in Brief
The island continent of Australia has a territory of 7,686,848 k2 and a population of about 19 million. ... The official name is the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Australia’s flag consists of the British Union Flag in the upper-left-hand corner, five small stars that represent the constellation Southern Cross and a large star for the country’s states and territories, all on the dark-blue background. The coat of arms features an emu and a kangaroo on two sides of a shield with the coats of arms of the six states of Australia and a star for the states and territories. ... The form of government in Australia is a constitutional monarchy, in practice parliamentary democracy. ... Australia is politically divided into subdivisions: six states, two mainland territories, among them the Coral Sea Islands, Christmas Island, The Cocos Islands and a large part of Antarctica.
The Discovery of Australia
Australia was unknown to Europeans about 400 years ago and no Europeans settled there until 1788. ... So it was called Terra Australia Incognito – the Unknown South Land. ... The Dutch were disappointed with their discovery and reported in 1623 that Australia is the most arid and barren place on earth. ...
Geographical Position
Australia is the smallest continent in the world. ... Australia is the only continent that is completely south of the equator except for Antarctica. ... Australia has an even coastline. ... The seas and the oceans that wash the coasts of Australia are warm. ...
Relief
Australia’s relief is simple – it is mostly covered in plains. West Australia was once part of Gondwanaland. ... In Central Australia there are lowlands, covered with sedimentary rocks. ...
Waterbodies
There are few rivers in Australia. ... Lake Eyre, the biggest, is one of the many salt lakes in Central Australia. Australia has much underground water.
Approximate Word count = 1489
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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