The document provides information about Australia in several sections. It notes that Australia has an area of 7.682 million km2, a population of around 22.6 million, and its capital is Canberra. Australia has a predominantly European population, with climate varying from tropical in the north to Mediterranean in the south. It is a constitutional monarchy and federal parliamentary democracy, with Elizabeth II as the monarch. Several cities are mentioned as major population centers, including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Australian culture, holidays, slang terms, and sample dialogues are also summarized.

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AREA: 7.682.300 km²
CAPITAL : Camberra
POPULATION: 22,6 milhões (estimativa
2011)
OFICIAL NAME: Commonwealth of
Australia.
NATIONALITY: Australian
NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN DAY: 26 de
janeiro (Dia da Austrália, chegada dos
primeiros navios ingleses no ano de 1788)

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CLIMA: árido tropical (maior parte), subtropical
(SE), tropical (N e NO), mediterrâneo (S)
DENSIDADE DEMOGRÁFICA: 2,8 hab./km²
CRESCIMENTO DEMOGRÁFICO: 1% ao ano
TAXA DE ANALFABETISMO: menor do que 5%
(2006).
IDH: 0,937 (Pnud 2010) - desenvolvimento
humano muito alto

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LOCALIZAÇÃO: sudoeste da Oceania
FUSO HORÁRIO: + 13 horas em relação à
Brasília
Ponto mais baixo: Lago Eyre (-15 metros)
Ponto mais alto: Monte Kosciuszko (2.229
metros)
Principais rios: Barcoo, Peel, Bell, Swan,
Clarence, Murray e Yarra

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Sydney,Melbourne, Perth,
Adelaide , Newcastle, Camberra,
Brisbane.

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GOVERNO: Monarquia constitucional e
democracia federal parlamentar.
MONARCA: Elizabeth II do Reino Unido.
GOVERNADORA GERAL: Quentin Bryce.
PRIMEIRA MINISTRA: Julia Gillard
MOEDA:Dólar australiano

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cristianismo 74% (católicos 27,3%, anglicanos
23,8%, Igreja Unitária e Metodista 8,2%,
presbiterianos 4,3%, outros protestantes 7,6%,
ortodoxos 2,8%), islamismo 0,9%, budismo
0,8%, judaísmo 0,4%

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COMPOSIÇÃO DA POPULAÇÃO: europeus
meridionais e setentrionais 95%, asiáticos 3,5%,
grupos étnicos autóctones - aborígenes 1,5%
(censo de 1996).
Expectativa de Vida: Média: 80 anos ( Homens: 77
anos - Mulheres: 83 anos)

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Australian music:
The band Men at work is one of the best in
Australia. In 1980 its songs were played in
many countries.
Actors:
Many Australian actors became succeed and
famous. Some of them appeard in international
magazines.
Writers:
There are many famous Australian writers.

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The Australian people celebrate a lot of
events along the year. Here are some of
them.
Tour Down under
In January
It´s a big event in Adelaide in which the best
professionals cyclist have an important
competition.

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Australian Open
In January
It´s a sportive event. The best tennis players
come to Melboune Park in January. After the
tennis match they have parties and have a lot
of fun.

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National Australia Day
In January
It´s on January 26. It´s an important day to all
Australian people. It´s a holiday and many
people get together in Sydney to celebrate

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Grand prix of formula 1
The Grand prix of Australia is car race in
Melbourn. Every year in March the faster
cars get together to give a great show.

20. Ópera on Sydney Harbour.
 Come to visit this great and beautiful Opera in
Sydney. It is good place to see all the beauty and
they show every year.

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Floriade:
September-October. This is the festival of flowers. Canberra the
capital of Australia receives a lot of visitors from many parts of the
world.

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26-January- Australian Day
14-February- Valentine´s day
12-May- Mother´s Day
17-March- St. Patrick Day
01-September- Father´s Day
03-September- Australian National flag Day

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They tend to shorten the words.
Some examples:
Australian= Aussie
Afternoon=arvo
Breakfast=brekkie
Barbecue=Barbie
University= uni
Thank you! Ta!
Roo- kangaroo
Tucker -food
Ace- excellent

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Australian English come from British English with
local expressions and a common accent. So, let´s
learn more about the Australian English

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Now let´s see some idiomaticts expressions of
the Australian English:
D´you reck on?
Dead horse. Ex. Pass the dead horse!
Fair enough.
Spit the dummy.
Ex. Don´t spit the dummy on me.
Good on you/Good on ya!

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Happy as LarryRack off!
In the sticks.
To be crook.
Dog and bone- Ex. Can you get the dog and
bone?

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The grammar of the Australian English is not
different from British English. There are some
differences between American English.
The use of some words are different:
Australian English: American English
Pop drink /Soda
Flat
/Apartment
Lollies /candy
Mad
/ crazy

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A typical dialogue between two Australian
people:
Good day/G´day Good morning, Hello
Hozit goin´ ,mate?How are you, man/friend
I´m fair enough. I ´m Ok
I´m gonna to Mackers. I´m going to McDonald´s
Let´s have a cuppa! Let´s drink something!
No, I´m flat out! No, I´m busy!
It´s a pity!
See ya in a sec. See you in a second/See you soon!
See ya!see you