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LocationLocation• Capital: CanberraCapital: Canberra

• Most populated Most populated city:Sidneycity:Sidney

• Total population:Total population:

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Climate and Climate and GeographyGeography

• The Great Barrier Reef, the The Great Barrier Reef, the

largest coral reef in the worldlargest coral reef in the world • Surrounded by the Indian, Pacific Surrounded by the Indian, Pacific

and Antarctic Glacial, is separated and Antarctic Glacial, is separated from Asia by the Arafura and from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas.Timor seas.

• Mount Kosciuszko on the Great Mount Kosciuszko on the Great Dividing Range is the highest Dividing Range is the highest mountain in mainland Australia mountain in mainland Australia

• A huge part of the country is A huge part of the country is desertdesertSoutheast and Southwest there is Southeast and Southwest there is a temperate climate.a temperate climate.The northern part of the country,The northern part of the country, with a tropical climatewith a tropical climate

FaunaFauna • In its wildlife can find In its wildlife can find

different types of different types of marsupials like koalas marsupials like koalas and kangaroos, and kangaroos, monotremes, animals monotremes, animals such as jellyfish and such as jellyfish and pulpos.Tambien pulpos.Tambien poisonous snakes, poisonous snakes, lizards and spiders lizards and spiders deadliest deadliest

FloraFlora• Most Australian Most Australian

woody plants are woody plants are evergreen and are evergreen and are adapted to fire and adapted to fire and drought, including drought, including many species of many species of eucalyptus and eucalyptus and acacia. There are acacia. There are also vegetables and also vegetables and mushrooms mushrooms

DiningDining• Meat and fish are Meat and fish are

basic ingredients. basic ingredients. The typical dish is The typical dish is quintessential quintessential Australia meatloaf. Australia meatloaf.

CultureCulture• The Royal Exhibition The Royal Exhibition

Building in Melbourne Building in Melbourne was the first building was the first building in Australia to be in Australia to be declared a World declared a World Heritage Site by Heritage Site by UNESCO (United UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Scientific, and Cultural Organization) in 2004Organization) in 2004. .