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About Australia
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This is where Australia is located on a Map of the World
| Location: | South Pacific Ocean |
Capital: |
Canberra |
| Population: | About 19 million |
| Language: | English, Aboriginal Language |
| Currency: | Australian Dollar |
| Size: | 7,687,000 Km2 (about 94 times the size of Ireland) |
| Highest Mountain Mt Cook
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Longest River The Murray -Darling
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| Largest Lake Lake Eyre |
Largest Desert Great Sandy Desert |
Australia is divided into 7 States
| New South Wales Victoria Queensland Northern Territory Western Australia Southern Australia Tasmania
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The top left hand corner of the flag shows the Union Jack as Great Britain discovered Australia and once ruled it.
The seven pointed star represents the Southern Cross Constellation.
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