AUSTRALIA
Name : Commonwealth of Australia Government : Democracy Population : 24.8 million (2018) Urban Population : 90% Capital : Canberra with 390,000 people (2018) Language : English Unemployment : 12.7% Currency : 1 Australian Dollar=100 Cents Religion : mainly Christians Timezones : 3 National Symbols : Golden wattle (flower), opal (gemstone), green and gold (colours) National Holiday : 26 January (Australia Day) Australia is a country in the Southern hemisphere and belongs to Oceania. Australia/Oceania is the smallest continent of the seven continents and many consider it as the largest island in the world, however, Greenland is the biggest island country. Australia is an island continent surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The country is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania) The main cities in Australia are: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide,