A U S T R A L I A

A special country is called Australia and it is located in the south hemisphere, which occupies the whole continental part of Oceania, the smallest continent of the world. Australia is the major country of Oceania and the sixth one of the world. It has a population of about 328.900 Inhabitants (2006). The Capital is Camberra. This one is the place that most I like because I want to be going to visit and to know it someday.  Australia is a dynamic and attractive country and the people are full of energy, are amicable and reliable.

Description: A vast island continent situated south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, Australia lies between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The world's sixth-largest country, Australia measures some 4,000km east to west and 3,200km north to south.

Geography: Is surrounded by the oceans Indian, Glacial Antarctic and Pacific Ocean, it is separated from Asia by the seas of Arafura and Timor.

The higher point is the Mount Kosciuszko with 2228 meters of height, in the south end of the principal mountain chain called Great Dividing Range.

 In full center of Australia one finds the second important mountain chain for his (her,your) altitudes: that of the Macdonnell Ranges whose summit is the Mount Liebig of 1.524 meters. The third one in importance is the Mountain chain Finders with the Saint Mary Peak of 1.168 meters in the southeast of Southern Australia.

Hydrography : In Australia there exist two rivers of important length: Murray (the most powerful of Australia) and the Darling, the Darling is that of principal length

Climate : The climate of Australia is hot and dry, though it (he,she) can change depending on the region of the country.

Parts (Reports) of Australia are in the Tropics, where the climate is in the habit of being warm all the year round. The rest of the country is colder, with hot summers and moderate winters.

Seasons in Australia Summer December - February Autumn March - May Winter June - August Spring September – November

---The principal natural resources of Australia include: bauxite, coal, iron, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas and oil.

- the English is the language oficial22 and is spoken and writing in a variant known as Australian English. Later there is the Greek, the Italian, the Arab(Arabic), the Castilian(Spanish), German, Frenchman, Chinesly.

- The school assistance is obligatory from 6 17 years as minimum in the whole Australia, they have made possible the establishment of 38 Australian universities

Art

The people of Australia have been always very active in the art. The sculptures of wood of the native Maori and the Aboriginal art is exposed in museums and galleries of art of Australia. The theatres and the opera are very popular also. The House of Sydney's Opera is one of the most famous places of Australia.

The biggest cities are:

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Places of Interest In Sydney the House of Opera, It (He,She) Went almost 15 years to construct it.

In the south of Australia one finds the island Kangaroo, where you present they coexist with penguins, dolphins and koalas.

Cairns is a city full of shops, markets and restaurants. In Brisbane also there is much that to do. In this part of Australia it is hot almost all the year round. It(he,she) possesses(relies on) thin restaurants seafood and fished next to the Rio Brisbane. Canberra, the capital, possesses many of the most important public buildings of Australia, as well as works of art and institutions.
This country is amazing, i want to travel and to know so many thing about it! See these pictures...

Opera house - Sydney, Australia

Australia´s Flag