Thursday, June 5, 2014

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Australia

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About AustraliaAustralia is one of the most beautiful country and continent in the world. Most of its inhabitants are 80% European and 20% Asian. Australia also has the most number of species of reptiles which is 755, the most of any other country. It is also the home for the famous animals such as the kangaroo, koala, emu and kookaburra. Sydney is the capital of Australia with around 4,667,283 population. Did you know that education in Australia is compulsory, and most of performing arts companies are funded by their federal government? And lastly, did you know that the world's first feature-length film, entitled "The Story of the Kelly Gang" was released on Australia in 1906? Now for this top ten article, go over the top 10 facts below that I collected regarding the amazing country of Australia.



TOP : 10
Australia Fact : Australia is officially called as the Commonwealth of Australia.

Beautiful Sydney, Australia
Beautiful Sydney, Australia



TOP : 9
Australia Fact : Australia is the world's smallest continent and 6th largest country by total area.

Australia reference map
Australia reference map



TOP : 8
Australia Fact : Australia is ranked 12th in the world's largest economies.

Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia



TOP : 7
Australia Fact : The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef is located in Australia.

The beautiful and amazing Great Barrier Reef
The beautiful and amazing Great Barrier Reef



TOP : 6
Australia Fact : The Mount Augustus, world's largest monolith (claimed) is located in Western Australia.

The amazing Mount Augustus
The amazing Mount Augustus



TOP : 5
Australia Fact : Australia is recognized as a mega diverse country.

Waterfalls Mount Field National Park, Australia
Waterfalls Mount Field National Park, Australia



TOP : 4
Australia Fact : Over 80 percent of Australia's population is of European ancestry.

Australian people
Australian people



TOP : 3
Australia Fact : Children are required to attend school from the age of about 5 up until about 16.

Western Australia education
Western Australia education



TOP : 2
Australia Fact : Australia has the fourth highest life expectancy in the world.

Old folks from Australia
Old folks from Australia



TOP : 1
Australia Fact : The name Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning "southern".

Australia Day Council of New South Wales
Australia Day Council of New South Wales



Data Sources :
  • www.en.wikipedia.org
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_people
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra
  • www.thefreedictionary.com/compulsory
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_the_Kelly_Gang
Photos Sources :
  • www.hiren.info
  • www.sc4geography.net
  • www.petermbach.com
  • www.annefontainefoundation.org
  • www.pleasetakemeto.com
  • www.1zoom.net
  • www.theaustralian.com.au
  • www.abc.net.au
  • www.50shadesofage.com
  • www.aussievault.com.au
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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