AUSTRALIA

Some Facts about Australia

 Australia is the smallest continent on Earth

3 countries that are officially part of Australia:

1. Australia

2. New Zealand

3. Papua New Guinea

 lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere
 Australia is located south of Indonesia and northwest of New Zealand, bordered by
the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.
 located between the South Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west.

 Australia is the smallest continent, the world’s 6th largest country and
the largest country in Oceania. It is located between the Indian and
Pacific Oceans in the Southern hemisphere.

If you visit one beach a day in Australia it will take you 27 years to see all of them

7. Australia is home to the longest fence in the world and is 5,614 km long.
8. Australia that swimming on public beaches was illegal for more than 60 years.
9. Australia is the birthplace of the word selfie.
10. Golden wattle (flower), opal (gemstone), green and gold (colors) and the
Commonwealth Star (a seven-pointed star) are the national symbols of Australia.
11. Seat belt law was first passed in Australia.

the world’s oldest fossil fuel which is approximately 3.4 billion years old was discovered
in Australia.
53. Australian’s have the highest number of people involved in sports activities such as
swimming, surfing, sailing, tennis, soccer, cricket, and rugby.