Australia, the sixth largest country and the smallest continent of the world, boasts of a natural beauty, whose diversity is endless. With the lowest population density of two people per square kilometer, Australia houses a huge variety of flora, fauna, beaches, natural resources and so on. It is this diversity and vastness, which gives Australia much of its character. Visitors in this country are sure to get mesmerized by the glamour of the urban life and the ecstasies of the natural beauty.
- Full country name: Commonwealth of Australia
- Exact location: Australia is located between Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean.
- Area: The country has a total area of 7,686,850 sq. km. with a land surface of about 7,617,930 sq. km. The coastline has a length of about 25,760 km.
- Landscape: The landscape varies from endless sun baked horizons to chilly southern beaches to the thick tropical rain forests. However, the low plateaus with deserts dominate the geographical scenario. The lowest point is lake Eyre (-15 meter) whereas the highest point is mount Kosciuszko (2,229meter).
- Climate: The type of climate generally varies from arid to semi arid. In the south and east, it is temperate whereas in the north, it is tropical. Regular, tropical sea breeze, known as the Doctor occurs along the west coast in the summer.
- eFlora: Australia supports 25,000 species of plants.
- Natural resources: There is a huge reserve of gold in Kalgoorlie of Western Australia. Apart from that there are reserves of iron, silver, diamonds, petroleum, natural gas, copper, bauxite, etc.
- Population: 19.5 millions approximately
- People: Mostly Caucasians. However there are Asians (7%) and aboriginals (1%) too.
- Language: English
- Religion: Christianity is the main religion with about 75% followers. However, there are Muslims, Buddhists and Jewish, too.
- Capital city: Canberra
- Economy: Australian economy, just like the west, is a prosperous capitalist economy. Its. per capita GDP is on par with the four major west European economies. The increasing output level in the domestic economy is offsetting the global slump. Hence, the confidence of the business and consumers remain unaffected.
- GDP: purchasing power parity-US$418 billion.
- Agriculture: The main agricultural products are wheat, barley, sugarcane and fruits
- Farming products: cattle, ship and poultry.
- Industries: The main industries include mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemical, steel, gold, wool, cereal and last but not the least, tourism.
- Government: Independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations.