• Australia is below the equator.

• It is one of the seven continents of the world. It is also a country.

• The first people to live in Australia were aborigines. Aboriginal means first.

• They were like Native Americans. Today there are still aborigines in Australia.

In Australia most people live in or near cities. They speak English.

• There are six states in Australia.

• 18.3 million people

live there.• Most of the people

think that Sydney is the capital of Australia, but Canberra is the capital.

• The weather in Australia is warm and nice. 

• The warmest months in Australia are December, January and February.

• In the countryside, there are some sheep and cattle farms.

•  There are about ten times more sheep than people in Australia.

• Sheep are raised for wool and for meat.

• There are not many schools in the country.

• Children who live on farms can’t go to school.

• They use a two way radio to hear their teachers' lessons.

• The most famous animals in Australia are marsupials.

• A marsupial is a mammal that has a pouch to carry its baby.

• Some kangaroos can jump about 10 meters.

• The koala sometimes stays in the same tree for days and is endangered.They are the laziest animals in the world.

marsupial

kangaroo

koala

• The Great Barrier Reef is also in Australia. It is made up of coral.

• The Great Barrier Reef is about 2000 kilometres long. There is a channel of water between the reef and the Queensland coast.

• It is the world's largest living structure.

• Today Sydney is Australia's largest city.

• The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous buildings in the world.

• Australia's national sport is Cricket.

• Australia is also famous for the boomerang. The aborigines used the boomerang as a weapon.

• Today, children use it as a toy. 

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