Oceania. Australia is the largest of the 14 countries in Oceania representing 90% of the continent's total area. It is the sixth largest country in the world with an area of 7 741 220 km. The capital of Australia is Canberra FLAG The flag of the Australia is composed of a blue background, with the flag of the United Kingdom in the canton. Under it, there is a white seven-pointed star, known as the Commonwealth Star (six points represent the six original states and the seventh for the territories and future states of Australia). In the outer half of the flag there are four white stars of equal size of seven points and one less than five points, organized exactly as they appear in the constellation of the Southern Cross. AUSTRALIA
Australia is divided into six
states, two continental territories and other smaller territories. The states are New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC) and Western Australia (WA). The two continental territories are the Northern Territory (NT) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) AUSTRALIA The country's population is mainly found in the major coastal cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide Canberra. SHIELD It contains the shields of the six states and is flanked by two animals of the Australian fauna, the kangaroo and the emu. An Australian native acacia with yellow flowers also appears on the shield. MONEY / COIN
The currency that is
used in Australia is the Australian Dollar and the official language of the country is English. AMUSEMENT