Australia

Subject Index - Countries/Places

Capital Canberra Population 19,357,594 (July 2001 est.)Area total 7,686,850 sq km (slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 US States) Location Australia is located in southern hemisphere between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean country called Australia is on a continent which is also called Australia

Government

democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign

official name is Commonwealth of Australia Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Australia Money Australian Dollar (AUD) Climate generally arid to semiarid Languages English and native languages

Australia Downunder
Australia for Kids
Australia in Brief
Australia Maps
Australia National Botanic Gardens
Australia Online
Australia: The Land and Its People
Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore
Australia: Games and the New Millennium
Australian Animals
Ayers Rock - Uluru
Backyard Bird Watch
Barnacles of Southern Australia
Clean-up Australia
Crocodile Hunter
Didjeridu - Australia
Do Australia
Environment Australia
Flying-Foxes in Australia
Formation of Australia

Ghost and Sponge Shrimps of Southern Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Guide to Australia
Insignia and Emblems of South Australia
Kakadu - Australia's Ancient Wilderness
Marine Crustaceans of Southern Australia
Marsupial Mammals
National Geographic on Australia
National Museum of Australia
Oceans Alive
Perth Zoo
Photos From Cycling Trip of Australia
Plants & Animals: Know WA's Plants & Animals
Post Card from Australia - Uluru
Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service
The World Factbook: Australia
Unique Australian Animals
Zoom School: Australia
Zoos of Australia

Fast Facts Resources:

Wikipedia

CIA World Factbook

Australia