Australia

 

Australia is estimated to be 7,692,024 square Kilometres. It is the sixth largest nation after Brazil, Canada, China, Russia and the United States of America. However, Australia has a relatively small population. As of 3^rd July 2015 it is 23,819,381.

Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth. Its interior has one of the lowest rainfalls in the world. Its fertile areas are well-watered.

The Australian federation consists of six States and two Territories. Most inland borders follow lines of longitude and latitude. The largest State, Western Australia, is about the same size as Western Europe. Six Australian States are - New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. And two Territories are – Australian Capital Territory and northern Territory.

Australia’s culturally diverse society includes its Indigenous peoples who arrived more than 50,000 years ago, and settlers from countries all around the world. Immigration is an important feature of Australian society. Over six million people from 200 countries have come to Australia as new settlers. Migrants have made a major contribution to shaping modern Australia. People born overseas make up almost one quarter of the total population.