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Australia is a continent which is south of Asia between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Australia is also a country.
The most important event in the history of Australia is when Australia became independent of Britain on the 1st of January 1901. They still got on well with Britain and helped Britain in World War One and World War Two. In 1999 the grown-ups living in Australia were asked if they wanted to keep the British Queen as Head of State or have a president instead. They voted to keep the Queen as Head of State.
People Australia have been worrying about pollution and dirt in the air from all the factories. Because of the pollution the Ozone Layer, a layer of air in the sky that protects us from getting burnt in the sun, has been broken.
Some people are also worried about keeping areas near the sea or in the sea from being damaged by other people, like an amazing place called Great Barrier Reef. This is called conservation.
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Surface Area: Australia is a big country that has a size of 7,686,850 square km.
Population: There are about 20,000,000 people in Australia.
Located in: Australia is in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, south of Asia.
Capital City: Canberra is the capital city in Australia.
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II is Australia's head of state, but she does not have any power. A person called Michael Jeffrey is the govenor general that helps do her jobs in Australia.
Prime Minister: The Prime Minister of Australia is a person called John Howard.
Independent since: Australia became independent of Britain on the 1st of January in 1901.
Currency: The currency of Australia is the Australian dollar.
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