Australia 5th Superior

Australia is one of the most beautiful countries all over the world, and the 6th biggest country in the Earth, although being an island. The capital city is Canberra, located in the southeast of the country. However the most important city in the country is Sydney, because of his history and the culture. The city of Melbourne follows in importance. That produces that a lot of tourists come to the country every year. It has about 23 million inhabitants and 7.500.000 km2. Australia has a large variety of climates in his territory, like the equatorial, tropical, subtropical, desert, grassland and temperate. Australia is divided in six state: New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC) and Western Australia (WA) (and two major mainland territories) the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory (NT). Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a federal division of powers. The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, lies a short distance off the north-east coast, which attract tourists to the country. Other important touristic points are the Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock), the famous sandstone monolith; the Great Victoria deserts. Australia is also best known for his huge waves, which bring round some surfers to the country. However one of the typical touristic point is the Sydney Opera house, one of the most recognize all over the world. Although most of Australia is semi-arid or desert, it includes a diverse range of habitats from alpine heaths to tropical rainforests, and is recognised as a mega-diverse country. Australia is best known for his animals like the koala, the kangaroo or the wallabies.

English is the language most spoken in Australia; more than the 80% of the population speaks it. The Australians don’t have a defined religion, a quarter of the population don’t practise any religion. But the other parts of the population practise all kind of religions like Roman Catholic or Anglican, which are the most common. Australia is located in the 4^th position according to life expectancy (79 for male and 84 for females). The traditional sports in Australia are cricket, hockey, netball and rugby; Australia has won several achieves in this sports.

Nicolás Penachino (16) 5th Superior