Australia

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                                      Australia

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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area.

What was Australia called before it was called Australia?

In 1804, the British navigator Matthew Flinders proposed the names Terra Australis or Australia for the whole continent, reserving "New Holland" for the western part of the continent. He continued to use "Australia" in his correspondence, while attempting to gather support for the term.

Some Facts about Australia:-

1. Australia has the world’s longest golf course measuring more than 850 miles long

2. Australia is home to 21 of the world’s 25 most venomous snakes

3. Perth is the only city in the world which can have aircraft land in its CBD

4. The wine cask (Goon!) was invented in Australia (obviously)

5. Australia is even bigger than you think it is. It's almost the same size as mainland USA

6. The largest cattle station in the world is located in Australia and it's bigger than Israel

7. Australia is ranked second on the Human Development Index which takes into account a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. Nice!

8. 4 out of 5 Aussies live less than 50km from the coastline - now that's living the dream!

9. Each week there are an estimated 70 tourists that overstay their visas (who can blame them)?

10. Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke set a world record for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. Hawke later suggested that this was the reason for his great political success

11. The first Police Force in Australia was made up of the best-behaved convicts

12. The world's largest sand island can be found in Australia


-Harsh Kumar

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