Australia
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| Capital | Canberra |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Area | total: 7,686,850 km2 land: 7,617,930 km2 |
| Language | English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) |
| Electricity | 230V 50 Hz |
| Coastline | 25,760 km |
| Internet TLD | .au |
| Coordinates | 27 00 S, 133 00 E |
| Airports | 450 |
Australia is located in Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean.
[edit] Customs & Immigration
[edit] Major Ports
- Albany, Australia
- Apollo Bay
- Ardrossan, Australia
- Augusta, Australia
- Ballina, Australia
- Barrow Island
- Batemans Bay
- Beauty Point
- Botany Bay
- Broome
- Bunbury
- Bundaberg
- Brisbane, Australia
- Burnie
- Byron Bay
- Cairns
- Catherine Hill Bay
- Clarence River
- Darwin
- Devonport
- Dover
- Eden
- Electrona
- Esperance
- Geelong
- Geraldton
- Gove
- Hythe
- Jabiru
- Jervis Bay
- Karumba
- Kingscote
- Launceston
- Lucinda
- Mackay
- Margate
- Mary Ann Haven
- Middleton
- Milner Bay
- Mourilyan Harbour
- Newcastle, Australia
- Onslow
- Point Murat
- Port Adelaide
- Port Albert
- Port Alma
- Port Bonython
- Port Clinton, Australia
- Port Dalrymple
- Port Denison
- Port Fairy
- Port Giles
- Port Gregory
- Port Huon
- Port Latta
- Port Lincoln
- Port Pirie
- Port Stanvac
- Port Stephens
- Port Waratah
- Portland, Australia
- Pt. Grey
- Spring Bay
- Stanley, Australia
- Strahan
- Thevenard
- Thursday Island
- Townsville
- Tweed Heads
- Ulverstone
- Wallaroo
- Warrnambool
- Weipa
- Welshpool
- Westernport
- Whyalla
- Wollongong
- Wyndham
- Yampi Sound
- Brisbane
- Dampier
- Fremantle
- Gladstone, Australia
- Hay Point
- Hobart
- Melbourne, Australia
- Port Hedland
- Port Kembla
- Port Walcott
- Sydney, Australia
[edit] Anchorages
[edit] Marinas
[edit] Charts
[edit] Weather & Climate
generally arid to semiarid
- temperate in south and east
- tropical in north
[edit] Passages & Navigation
[edit] Tides & Currents
[edit] Radio & Communications
[edit] Safety & Security
[edit] Maritime Claims
- territorial sea: 12 nm
- contiguous zone: 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
[edit] Associations
[edit] Land Based
[edit] Public Holidays & Events
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
[edit] Money
Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
[edit] Consulates
[edit] USA
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim William A. STANTON
embassy: Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600
mailing address: APO AP 96549
telephone: [61] (02) 6214-5600
FAX: [61] (02) 6214-5970
consulate(s) general: Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
[edit] Health
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Publications
[edit] History
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 pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.
[edit] Picture Gallery
[edit] External Links
- Whales in Australia
- There is something almost spiritual about these giants that have graced our oceans for 50 million years, yet we almost drove them to extinction. It is amazing to think that relatively few humpback whales were seen travelling along our shores 15 years ago. These days you can almost be guaranteed of seeing a humpback whale during winter and spring. Australia has advocated the need for whale conservation and protection, and is now reaping the benefits.
