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Australia The 6th largest country in the world, covering an entire continent with an area of ​​about 7.6 million km2.

Australias is really welcome
they say each other “where” (distorted “good day” - “good afternoon”), regardless of the degree of proximity. In the morning, the first thing lovers say to each other is “where”.
The reason for this short greeting is so widespread is very simple - flies. The longer your mouth is open, the more flies can fly into it. To pronounce "where", lips almost do not need to be moved. You just need to twist them a little. And speak in the nose, in the nose!

80% of the 24 million Australians live within 100 km of the coast.

Australia has more than 200 different languages ​​and dialects spoken, 45 of which are indigenous languages. The most common in addition to English are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Chinese.

Australia has the highest share of migrants among developed countries. Over 25% of Australians were born in another country. In addition to indigenous peoples, migrants from 200 countries live here.

The country has a unique ecosystem, including pristine rainforests, ancient cliffs and beautiful beaches.

Australia has 16 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including historic towns, cities and landscapes.

Australia became the second country after New Zealand in the world to give women the right to vote (1902).

Canberra was created in 1908 as a compromise, when Sydney and Melbourne could not agree which of them will become the capital.

The largest cattle station in the world is in South Australia. Anna Creek Station has an area of ​​more than 34 thousand km2 - this is more than the territory of Belgium (30.5 thousand km2).

Australians spend more money on gambling per capita than in any other country. 80% of adults in Australia gamble. Australia has 20% of all poker machines in the world.

Kangaroo meat can be bought in supermarkets, butchers and ordered in a restaurant. Kenguryatin is seen as a healthier alternative to beef or lamb, as contains only 1-2% fat.

Despite the fact that many Australians love sports, the country is one of the leaders in obesity: 26% of citizens suffer from this disease. 63% of the population are overweight.

Australia has 60 wine regions. Australian wineries produce about 1.35 trillion bottles of wine per year.

In 2007, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to the indigenous people of Australia, which was an important milestone in national reconciliation.

Australians call the English Pome, which is an abbreviation for Prisoners of Mother England ("Prisoners of Mother England"). Despite the history of the country's colonization of the country by convicts, the homicide rate in Australia is 1.2 per 100 thousand people (compared with 6.3 per 100 thousand people in the United States).

Australia has the highest electricity prices in the world.

Before the arrival of people, Australia was home to megafauna: there were 3 m tall kangaroos, 7 m long lizards, horse-sized ducks and marsupial lions the size of a leopard.

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure of the planet. He has his own inbox!

If you fold all the sails of the roof of the Opera House, you get the perfect sphere. The architect was inspired by the sight of an orange.

For the first time, Captain James Cook landed on the east coast of Australia in 1770. In 1788, 11 British ships arrived on the continent to create a correctional colony here. Just a few days after raising the British flag, two French ships arrived in Australia, but it was too late to claim these territories.

The Chinese explored Australia long before the Europeans arrived. Back in the 1400s, sailors and fishermen sailed to Australia to collect sea cucumbers and trade with indigenous peoples.

The first European to visit Australia in 1606 was the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon. Over the next hundred years, other Dutch researchers visited the country, who compiled a map and named it New Holland (New Holland).

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