Australia is an island continent located in the southern hemisphere. It has a diverse landscape ranging from deserts to rainforests. The population of over 23 million speaks over 200 languages, with English and several European languages being most common. Famous landmarks include the Sydney Opera House, Uluru, Tasmania, and the pink lakes. Australia is also home to many unique animal species, over 80% of which are found nowhere else, such as kangaroos, koalas, and platypus.

2.  The name ‘Australia’ comes from the Latin
word ‘australis’, meaning southern.
 the world's 6th largest country by area,
sometimes known as the ‘island continent’
 Has a range of different landscapes,
including urban areas, mountain ranges,
deserts and rain forests.
 The world’s lowest, driest, flattest continent.
 The greater part of the continent is desert.
The south-east and south-west corners have
a temperate climate. The northern part has
a tropical climate, varied between tropical
rainforests, grasslands, and part desert.

3.  The population is over 23 million people
 Over 200 different languages and dialects
are spoken in Australia. The most common
non-English spoken languages are Italian,
Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and
Mandarin.

4. What to visit?

5. The Sydney Opera House:
 Formally opened on 20th October 1973.
 It took 16 years to build.
 Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon.
 If all the sails of the Opera House roof were
combined, they would create a
perfect sphere. The architect was inspired
while eating an orange.
 hosting over 1,500 performances each year

7. Uluru / Ayers Rock
 Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock is a large
sandstone rock formation in the southern
part of the Northern Territory in central
Australia.
 The area around the formation is home to a
plethora of springs, rock caves, and ancient
paintings.
 It changes colour at different times of the
day and year, most notably when it glows
red at dawn and sunset.

9. Tasmania
 island state with beautiful nature,
 has the cleanest air in the world,
 There lives Tasmanian devil.

10. The pink lake / Hiller lake
 The only vividly pink lake in the world,
 The colour is permanent and never changes,
 Scientist still can’t explain why it’s pink.

11. The longest fence / Dingo fence:
 was built in Australia during the 1880s and
finished in 1885, to keep dingoes out of the
fertile lands and protect the sheep.
 the world's longest fence, it’s 5614 km long.

12. The world of animals:
 more than 378 mammal species, 828 bird species,
4000 fish species, 300 species of lizards, 140 snake
species, two crocodile species and around 50 types
of marine mammal.
 More than 80 percent of the plants and animals
can be found nowhere else in the world.
 Some of the best-known animals are the kangaroo,
koala, echidna (ant-eater), dingo, platypus,
wallaby , wombat, Tasmanian devil and the whale
shark.

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