Australia is situated on the island continent.
It is a highly developed industrial-
agrarian country.
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Its area is about 8000000 square km2.
The capital of Australia is Canberra, which became the capital only in 1927.
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From 1767 to 1867 Australia was a place where criminals were sent from Britain.
That is why the official language of Australia is English.
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Australia is one of the most unusual and exotic counties of the world.
Such unusual animals as a kangaroo or a koala-bear originate from Australia.
As for the nature, the famous trees of Australia are the eucalyptus and the Australian acacia or mimosa, the national emblem of the country.
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Australia is the most driest continent on the earth.
About one half of its territory is occupied by deserts and semi-deserts.
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The kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia and does not live on other continents. They are herbivores and cannot walk backwards. Kangaroos are very common — their number in Australia is greater than the number of people.