2006-12-14 06:12:40 · 25 answers · asked by itsmstina2u 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Sydney
Australia is in the North Pole.
Are people getting stupider? Seriously!
2006-12-14 12:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Australia occupies the entire continent of Australia and has land borders with no other country. There are six states, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia and two internal territories, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. There are three important island territories and also the Australian Antarctic Territory.
New Zealand is not part of Australia and is it's own country.
Australia is comparable in area to the USA. The population is estimated at 20,740,000 and growing fairly rapidly. Most of the continent is not inhabitable because there is no water.
Most of the states are larger than most European countries. At least three of the states are much bigger than Texas. Some of the local government areas are bigger than some European countries, for example the Bauhinia Shire in central Queensland is bigger in area than Belgium.
Why not look at the CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia for more information?
2006-12-16 16:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of 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 mainland of Australia has been inhabited for more than 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 mainland was claimed by the British in 1770 and officially settled through penal transportation as the 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 19th century.
On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a Federation, 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, located in the Australian Capital Territory. The current national population is around 20.6 million people, and is concentrated mainly in the large coastal cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
2006-12-14 14:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a country
2006-12-14 14:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by Nathalie D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia is the country
2006-12-14 14:16:45 · answer #5 · answered by Alejandro G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Australia is a country.. Australia is a continent
2006-12-14 14:15:47 · answer #6 · answered by Rose 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a country and a continent
2006-12-14 19:45:20 · answer #7 · answered by warasouth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a continent...and a country
2006-12-14 14:15:37 · answer #8 · answered by frenchy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is not only a country and a Continent but it is also the largest island there is
2006-12-15 04:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by Fuzzywuzzygal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who needs a country when you have a whole continent with your name on it? Australia is the country and the continent isn't it?
2006-12-14 14:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by arrizona 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋