1. Australia is an island like Britain, but unlike Britain it is vast.
2. The population of Australia is about 18 mln.
3. Most of Australia is semi-desert
4. The first Australian people were dark-skinned Aborigines, and though the coming of the white settlers destroyed their tribal lives, some sixty thousand still survive in Australia today.
5. From 1787 to 1867 Australia was a pllace where criminals were sent from Britain. That is why the official language of Australia is English.
6. Formally the chief of the state is the British Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor General.
7. Canberra is located of Australia
8. The oldest and largest city is Sudney, the capital of New South Wales. It is leading industrial city. Nearly aquarter of all Australians live here. It hosted 2000 Olympics
9. The animals in Australia have developed differently. They are interesting. You can see the dingo, a wild dog that kills other animals at night, the kangaroo and many parrots there.
10. Australia exports wool production, meat, fruit and sugar.
11. Melbourne is Australia's second largest city and the capital of the state of Victoria.
12. Most of people in Australia live in desert. People cannot live where no water is, and so most of people in Australia live in the richer south-east.
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