Australia

=** A u s t r a l i a !**= =**By: Colin Holmes**=



__Cool Facts!__
 * Australia is its own continent and Country.
 * A Rare animal, Called "Bandicoot" is Native to Austrlia.
 * Australian animals are often used in cartonns and Video games (Like Taz the Tasmanian Devil, or Ty the Tasmanian Tiger.)

__Things You May Not Of Known...__
 * Even Australia is not a part of The USA, they use the USA's currency. [[image:http://www.clker.com/cliparts/8/9/9/f/12387004001441023083papapishu_bandicoot.svg.hi.png width="88" height="85" align="right"]]
 * The most famous place is Sydney(The Fish in Finding Nemo Are Trying to get there.)
 * The dress code is standard business dress, Like the US!

__The Percentages of Relgion__
 * Christians (67%)
 * Roman Catholic (26%)
 * Anglican (20%)
 * no religion (15%)

__Culture__
 * The Most spoken language is English.
 * English and Australian is the only the Spoken language.
 * It's also A very nice place to live.
 * Canberra is the Capital.
 * The name of Australia’s leader is Kevin Michael Rudd.
 * The population of Australia is 21.5 million in 2010.
 * The economy is mostly rich farmland and good ports are in the east and particularly the southeast.
 * Only one state failed, Woo-hoo!
 * The educational system is that in each state government manages the school system within their state.
 * The transportation System is like, well, There are Cars, Buses, Trains and Walking is Also a Option
 * the climate of your country? Dry
 * The Size is 7.7 million sq. km (2.9 million sq. miles)

__Some Thing Very Bad:(__ In Jan. 12, 2011, deadly floodwater surge towards Australia’s third-largest city, so I hope that They Recover.


 * __ A brief history of Australia. __**


 * 40,000 BC - The first Aborigines arrive from south-east Asia. By 20,000 BC they have spread throughout the mainland and Tasmania.


 * 1788 - British Navy captain Arthur Phillip founds a penal settlement at Sydney. He had arrived with a fleet of 11 vessels, carrying nearly 800 convicts. The Aboriginal population numbers several hundred thousand.
 * 1829 - Colony of Western Australia established at Perth by Captain James Stirling.
 * 1836 - South Australia established, with Adelaide as its capital.


 * 1850s - Gold is found at several locations leading to gold rushes throughout the decade. The population increases three-fold in 10 years to pass the million marks. An influx of Chinese leads to restrictions on their entry. Aborigines are treated very badly and their numbers collapse
 * 1856 - Australia becomes the first country to introduce the secret ballot - or 'Australian ballot' - for election.
 * 1877 - Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.
 * 1901 - The country is unified. The Commonwealth of Australia comes into being on 1st January.
 * 1911 - Canberra is founded and designated as the capital.
 * 1914 - Outbreak of World War I. Australia commits hundreds of thousands of troops to the British war effort. Their participation - alongside New Zealanders - in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915 leads to heavy casualties. The Gallipoli landings help cement a sense of identity in the young nation.[[image:http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/kabernd/seminar/2001/Home/lae/platypus2.jpg width="168" height="116" align="right"]]

__Other Facts__ :D
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The types of foods are consumed are like Us, almost all kinds.
 * Unknown of<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">there an official religion for Australia.
 * The Bandicoot is a small marsupial and almost every area of Australia has its species, unfortunately like many other native mammals, many species have been declining in numbers for a variety of reasons.
 * Many Potoroos are land animals and have tails that are adapted for seizing, grasping or taking hold of something.
 * There are two types of wombat; Vombatus which has coarse fur and no hair on its nose, and Lasiorhinus with soft fur and a hairy nose.
 * The Tasmanian tiger lives in Tasmania and off Australia's southeast coast, there are very few left on Earth.
 * The Tasmanian tiger are also called Tasmanian wolves or thylacines.
 * The Boomrang was made Here :D.
 * The platypus or duck-billed platypus is an egg laying mammal of Eastern Australia. It has a duck-like bill, and wide, flat tail. It is about 61 cm. (24 in.)Long and <span style="color: #0044cc; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">weighs about 1.8 kg. (4 lbs.).

__Q<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 15px;">uestions? __ media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=australia&oe=utf8&safe=on&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=Australia&ll=-29.532804,145.491477&spn=39.513202,56.162109&t=m&z=4&vpsrc=6&output=embed" width="425" height="350" align="center"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">What is the capital of Ausralia?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">What is the size of Australia?
 * <span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">What is the name of Australia<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">’s leader?
 * What does Australia's flag look like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">What type of currency does Australia<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> use?