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Australia

 

Continent - Australasia/Oceania

Region - Australasia

Size - 7,686,850 km²

Geography - Flat, mostly desert. Great Dividing Range along eastern coast. Great Barrier Reef off north-east coast

Language - English

 

Religion - 26.4% Roman Catholic, 20.5 % Anglican, 20.5% Protestant, 15.3% No religion, 1.9% Buddhist,  1.5% Islam,  other unspecified religions

Monetary Unit - Australian Dollar

Natural Resources - bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum

Agriculture - wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep, poultry

Industry - mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

Neighbouring Countries - None

Population - 20,434,176 (2007)

Population Growth Rate - 0.8%

Average Life Expectancy - 80.6

Capital City - Canberra (population 332,798)

Most Populated City - Sydney (population 4,297,100)

Highest Mountain - Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m)

Longest River - Darling (2,739 km)

 

 

Climate - North - hot, wet summers 24°C to 36°C , hot, dry winters 19°C to 30°C
                 South and east - warm summers 18°C to 28°C, cool winters 8°C to 17°C
                 Centre and desert - hot dry summers 18°C to 36°C, cool dry winters 9°C to 19°C
                 South-west - hot, dry summers 14°C to 30°C, cool wet winters 18°C to 36°C

Yearly Rainfall - North - 160 cm approx, south and east - 120 cm approx, centre and desert areas - 26cm, south-west - 90cm

 

Plant Life - 20,000+ species of plants including cycad palm, grass tree, waratah, Sturt’s desert pea, banksia tree, red and green kangaroo paw, acacia, eucalyptus, grasses

Animal Life - 280+ mammals including - kangaroo, koala, platypus, wombat and spiny anteater, 300 lizard species, 140 snake species, 2 crocodile species

Bird Life -  400+ species including emu, parrot

 

 

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