Australia
At a Glance
Australia's
biggest attraction is its natural beauty. The landscape varies
from endless sunbaked  horizons
to dense tropical rainforest to chilly southern beaches. Scattered
along the coasts, its cities blend a European enthusiasm for art
and food with a laid-back love of sport and the outdoors.
Visitors expecting to see an opera
in Sydney one night and meet Crocodile Dundee the next will have
to re-think their grasp of geography in this huge country. It
is this sheer vastness that gives Australia - and its diverse
population - much of its character.
When To Go
Any time is a good time to be in Australia.
Summer (December to February) can get uncomfortably hot but it's
great beach weather. Up north, the summer wet season is very,
very humid and the sea is swarming with box jellyfish. Winter
(June to August) offers skiing in NSW, Victoria and sometimes
Tasmania. In spring and autumn the weather is mild.
 Accommodation
throughout the continent:-
Fast Facts
| Full Name |
Commonwealth of Australia |
| Capital City |
Canberra |
| Area |
- 7,682,300 sq km
- 2,966,136 sq miles
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| Population |
19,500,000 |
| Time Zone |
- GMT/UTC +10 (Eastern Standard Time)
- GMT/UTC +9.5 (Central Time)
- GMT/UTC +8 (Western Time)
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| Languages |
English (official)
Australia is a multi-cultural country, so it's not
unusual to walk down a city street and hear people
speaking Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Vietnamese or Arabic
as their first language. Aboriginal languages are
also spoken. English-speaking Australians have a passion
for abbreviations and are liable to use a hotchpotch
of local slang that can take the first-time visitor
a while to untangle.
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| Religion |
75% Christian, 1% Muslim, 1% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish
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| Currency |
Australian Dollar (A$) |
| Country Dialing Code |
61 |
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