Australia country

 



Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by area. The population of Australia is 26 million and   is highly urbanized and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

                                                                                                                                                    

Australia is a highly developed country, with the world's fourteenth-largest economy. It has a high-income economy, with the world's tenth-highest per capita income. It is a regional power and has the world's thirteenth-highest military expenditure. Immigrants account for 30% of the population, the highest proportion in any country with a population over 10 million. Having the third-highest Human Development Index and the eighth-highest ranked democracy globally, the country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties, and political rights, with all its major cities faring well in global comparative livability surveys. Australia is a member of the United Nations, G20, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organization  for Economic Co-operations (OECD), World Health Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Pacific island forum , and the Asian Plus Six mechanism.

Canberra, Capital

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eight-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory;280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney and 660 km (410 mi) north-east of Melbourne.


As at June 2019 the population of Canberra was 426,704, having grown by 1.5% over the preceding 12 months. As the city has a high proportion of public servants, the Commonwealth Government contributes the largest percentage of gross territory product and is the largest single employer in Canberra, although not the majority employer. Compared to the national averages, the unemployment rate is lower and the average income higher; tertiary education levels are higher, while the population is younger.

  Culture

Australia has a multicultural population practicing almost every religion and lifestyle. Over one-quarter of Australians were born outside Australia, and another quarter have at least one foreign-born parent. Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney are centers of the multicultural. All three cities are renowned for the variety and quality arts. Sydney is a hub of art, culture, and history containing the world-class architectural gem, the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Melbourne especially promotes itself as a center for the arts, while Brisbane promotes itself through various multicultural urban villages. Adelaide must be mentioned in addition, as it is known for being a center for festivals as well as Germanic cultural influences. Perth, also, is known for its food and wine culture, pearls, gems, and precious metals as well as the international fringe arts festival. There are quite a few more that deserve mention, but this gives an idea via introduction. Smaller rural settlements generally reflect a majority Anglo-Celtic culture often with a small Aboriginal population. Virtually every large Australian city and town reflects the effect of immigration from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific that occurred after World War II and continued into the 1970s, in the half-century after the war when Australia's population boomed from roughly 7 million to just over 20 million people.

There are approximately half a million Australians who identify as being of Aboriginal descent. Less maintain elements of traditional Aboriginal culture.

    Holidays

The national holidays in Australia are:

  • 1 January: New Years' Day
  • 26 January: Australia Day, marking the anniversary of the First Fleet's landing in Sydney Cove in 1788.
  • Easter weekend ("Good Friday", "Easter Saturday", "Easter Sunday" and "Easter Monday"): a four day long weekend in March or April set according to the Western Christian calendar.
  • 25 April: ANZAC Day (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps), honouring military veterans
  • Second Monday in June: Queen's birthday holiday (celebrated in Western Australia in September) (WA observes Foundation Day a week earlier)
  • 25 December: Christmas Day
  • 26 December: Boxing Day                                                                                                      www.1searchweb.blogspot.com                                                 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

top 10 ways to impress girl

Russia country

5 ways to become successful