Important Facts On Australia

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country Australia. So, stay in touch for more general knowledge.

• Australia is the word’s smallest continent and the world’s sixth largest country. Australia covers an area of 7,686,900 square kilometres.
• Almost 5 million people born overseas live in Australia. More migrants move to Sydney than any other Australian city.
• After immigration, you need to spend two years as a permanent resident in Australia before you can apply for Australian Citizenship.
• Around 24% of Australia’s residents were born overseas. This compares with 20% in New Zealand, 17% in Canada, 10% in the USA and 6% in the UK.
• Australia has been a magnet for immigration for many years. In fact, Australia’s immigration policy used to be targeted towards attracting people from the British Isles.
• Australia’s agriculture sector is very important to its economy. Sales of beef, wheat, alcohol and wool account for more than one half of Australia’s agricultural exports.
• Australia has long been known as the lucky country. This is not surprising when you learn it is the world’s largest iron ore exporter and largest producer of bauxite and alumina. Australia also has the world’s largest deposits of silver, zinc, zircon and easily extracted uranium (over 40% of world resources). It also has about 10 percent of the world’s gold resources.
• Japan is the biggest importer of Australian agricultural products, taking 18 percent of Australia’s output.
• Around six percent of Australians work in tourism.
• Western Australia is the biggest Australian state and covers one third of the continent.
• Australia’s main natural hazards are cyclones (hurricanes), drought and forest fires. The biggest killer of all has been heatwaves.
• Australian men born in the last few years can expect to live to around 77 years and women to 82 years.
• The top 10 countries Australian goods are exported to are: Japan, USA, China, New Zealand, South Korea, UK, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Hong Kong SAR.
• Australia’s highest temperature, 51 degrees C (123 degrees F), was recorded at Oodnadatta, South Australia in 1960.
• The lowest temperature was minus 23 degrees C (minus 9 degrees F) measured high in the mountains at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales.
• 21 percent of Australians are smokers. Smoking is more common in people who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Around 31 percent of disadvantaged people smoke. Smoking rates amongst advantaged people in Australia are around 16 percent.
• Australia has the lowest precipitation of any of the world’s inhabited continents. (Antarctica gets less.) 70 percent of Australia gets less than 500 mm (20 inches) of rainfall per year.
• One third of Australia’s land is desert. Australia has 10 deserts of which the largest is the Great Victoria Desert, covering just under 5 percent of the country. It covers 348,750 square kilometres.
• The tropical north of Australia is home to the world’s largest species of crocodile, the salt water crocodile. These creatures are protected in Australia. Males can occasionally grow to lengths of over 6 metres (20 feet).
• Australian fertility (1.8 babies per woman) is lower than that of the USA (2.1) but higher than the UK (1.6), Japan (1.3) and Germany (1.4).
• New South Wales, with 6.8 million people has the largest population of any of Australia’s states.
• Most people think the Sydney region is the wealthiest part of Australia. In fact the highest wages in Australia are paid in the rugged Northern Territory.
• Australians are crazy about sport. The most popular participation sports are aerobics, golf and tennis.
• Around 115 Australians per 100,000 of population are in jail.
• It’s an interesting fact that, compared with other countries, Australians are not very heavy drinkers.
  The average Australian drinks 7% less alcohol than the average Briton, 25% less alcohol than the average German and 35% less alcohol than the average Irish.
• By law, free-to-air channels in Australia must show a minimum of 55 percent Australian made content.
• The top grossing films ever in Australia are:
  1. Titanic (In 1997),
  2. Shrek 2 (2004),
  3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004),
  4. Crocodile Dundee (1986),
  5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)