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2006-06-28 12:51:35 · 9 answers · asked by joe s 1 in Social Science Other - Social Science

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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the world's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the northeast; and New Zealand to the southeast.

The continent of Australia has been inhabited for over 42,000 years by Indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and by European explorers and merchants starting in the seventeenth century, the eastern half of the continent was claimed by the British in 1770 and officially settled through penal transportation as the penal colony of New South Wales on 26 January 1788. As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were successively established over the course of the nineteenth century.

On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth Realm. The capital city is Canberra although the current population of around 20.5 million is concentrated mainly in the large coastal cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.


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2006-06-28 12:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by N8ball88 5 · 0 0

Australia

2006-07-05 18:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by Wayne D 2 · 0 0

Australia

2006-07-04 23:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by grateteecher 2 · 0 0

Australia

2006-06-28 19:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Australia

2006-06-28 19:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by kitt 4 · 0 0

Australia.

2006-06-28 19:54:44 · answer #6 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0 0

Australia- Used to be a Penal Colony.

2006-06-28 19:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by cranksinatra 3 · 0 0

Australia it belonged to Britain

2006-07-05 18:06:23 · answer #8 · answered by Squill 1 · 0 0

Australia. Does the phrase 'penal colony' make you laugh?

2006-07-05 07:49:23 · answer #9 · answered by el guapo 1 · 0 0

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