Information About Australia
Climate :
Generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Provinces :
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Attractions :
The lure of Australia, The Great Barrier Reef, The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Background :
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990s, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s. Long-term concerns include climate-change issues such as the depletion of the ozone layer and more frequent droughts, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.
Religions :
Roman Catholic 26%, Anglican 21%, other Christian 21%, Buddhist 2%, Islam 2%, other 1%, none 15% (2001)
You can
send Featured gifts for delivery to the following Cities in
Australia:
Muswellbrook,
Toowoomba,
Albury,
Gladstone,
Kurri Kurri,
Parkes,
Bowral,
Maryborough,
Sydney,
Adelaide,
Forster,
Kingston,
Port Pirie,
Batemans Bay,
Moe,
Sunshine Coast,
Emerald,
Port Macquarie,
Yeppoon,
Bairnsdale,
Kiama,
Melton,
St Albans,
Devonport,
Perth,
West Island,
Broome,
Hoppers Crossing,
Melbourne,
Sunbury,
Darwin,
Nowra Bomaderry,
Wollongong,
Bunbury,
Gympie,
Maitland,
Singleton,
Colac,
North Shore,
Warrnambool,
Ballina,
Gosford,
Lithgow,
Rockingham,
Coffs Harbour,
Newcastle,
Wagga Wagga,
Bendigo,
Griffith,
Logan City,
Rainbow Beach,
Canberra,
Mount Gambier,
Townsville,
Armidale,
Geelong,
Lawson Hazelbrook,
Port Augusta,
Cairns,
Morwell,
Taree,
Albury Wodonga,
Grafton,
Katoomba,
Port Hedland,
Bathurst,
Mooloolaba,
Sawtell,
Frankston East,
Port Lincoln,
Busselton,
Kalgoorlie,
Mandurah,
The Settlement,
Echuca,
Pakenham,
Whyalla,
Brisbane,
Hervey Bay,
Mildura,
Shepparton,
Dubbo,
Ocean Grove,
Warragul,
Bundaberg,
Hobart,
Mackay,
Shoalhaven,
Cranbourne,
Nowra,
Wodonga,
Bacchus Marsh,
Goulburn,
Latrobe Valley,
Raymond Terrace,
City Of Parramatta,
Nambour,
Wangaratta,
Blacktown,
Geraldton and more.
The exchange rate for 1USD in Australian Dollar is $A1.03 (approx.)